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They sent me away to teach me how to be sensible, logical, responsible, practical. And they showed me a world where I could be so… — Roger Hodgson
Obama's position on marriage is brazenly cynical. — David Limbaugh
I would say most comedians have a very cynical worldview of the way the world can work. It's almost like if you didn't, you couldn't… — Colin Quinn
I think the word 'earnest' kind of has a negative connotation on some level. I think one of the things that's happened is that being… — Josh Radnor
People are getting cynical about the news. It doesn't seem like there's one place to watch where you get the straight dope. You watch the… — Jason Sudeikis
Fulfillment of desire taken to extremes doesn't necessarily make us happy. It tends to make us rather cynical. — Frederick Lenz
What I'm trying to do is deliver results, not promises; results, not vision; results, not concepts. The world is cynical about IBM's promises. — Lou Gerstner
It's that same quality I've been talking about. It's neither contrived, nor surprising and smart, not baffling, not witty, not interesting, not cynical, it can't… — Gerhard Richter
Saying you have a political solution is like saying you can write a pop song that's going to stay at the top of the list… — Bruce Sterling
I'm a bit cynical that it ever will be addressed properly. I think it is healthy to get some sort of copyright protection. But some… — Peter Gabriel
When you play music with someone who has a heart rather than playing with someone who is just doing it for money or is cynical… — Greg Lake
You have to find some way to not become a cynical or negative person, a person who keeps walking around and opening your eyes in… — Richard Rohr
I do get cynical, but what can you do? It doesn't make any difference. — Kurt Russell
If there's one thing that makes me cynical, it's optimists. They are just far too cynical about cynicism. If only they could see that cynics… — Julian Baggini
I've always felt that if I ever got cynical, I would have to stop making music because I'd just be poisoning the air. — Glen Hansard
I think we sort of are all fans of love really, if you're not then you're too cynical aren't you? — MyAnna Buring
Amongst my friends, I am known as the most cynical person they know - I'm incredibly cynical. I don't believe in God, I don't believe… — Nigel Cole
If you look at some shows that have an ugly feel to them, or a nihilistic sort of feel to them, you'll usually find a… — Michelle Forbes
Love is getting to be cynical, passion's just physical. — Robbie Williams
I'm a mad lover of sport. You cannot say a bad word to me about sports. So I know business is involved and I know… — Hugh Jackman
My friends are so cynical, they refuse to keep the faith. — Robbie Williams
I suppose I am gently cynical about notions of who we think we are, but I certainly don't hate my fellow man. I think my… — Peter Greenaway
Reviewers and critics can be overly cynical. If something the least bit sentimental comes up, they'll often start flying off the handle. But I'm like,… — Gilberto Hernandez Guerrero
Mitt Romney subscribes to the cynical logic that says the American dream belongs to some of us but not all of us. — Kamala Harris
I had grown up during Vietnam. I had no connections to the U.S. military, and I had a pretty cynical default opinion about the U.S.… — Sebastian Junger

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