Best Cynicism Sayings

368 Cynicism quotes by 300 unique authors

The cynic makes fun of all earnestness; he makes fun of everything and everyone who feels that something can be done. . . . But… — Unknown Author
The opposite of creativity is cynicism — Esa Saarinen
The management system which makes only a pretense of valuing employee involvement and encouraging employee empowerment merely breeds cynicism. — George E. P. Box
Writing, therefore, is also an act of courage. How much easier is it to lead an unexamined life than to confront yourself on the page?… — Jack Heffron
It is part of the business of marketing to muddy the distinction between altruism and cynicism. — Don Watson
Can-do Americans courageously go about their duty in Iraq - mostly unafraid that a culture of 2,000 years, the reality of geography, the sheer forces… — Victor Davis Hanson
As consumers we are incredibly discerning, we sense where has been great care in the design, and when there is cynicism and greed. — Jonathan Ive
Obsessing on evil is boring. Rousing fear is a hackneyed shtick. Wallowing is despair is a bad habit. Indulging in cynicism is akin to committing… — Rob Brezsny
Happiness too is inevitable. — Albert Camus
The optimist sees a light at the end of the tunnel, the realist sees a train entering the tunnel, the pessimist sees a train speeding… — James Branch Cabell
There's no reason to assume that my idea of what's better would really be better. I resent it when other people try to inflict their… — Frank Zappa
I think utopianism and eschatology are really two sides of the same coin. They both assume that some massively transformative event is going to happen… — Unknown Author
They say, "Evil prevails when good men fail to act." What they ought to say is, "Evil prevails." — Yuri Orlov
The artist who really loves people loves them so well the way they are he sees no need to disguise their characteristics-he loves them whole,… — Dawn Powell
A world marked by so much injustice, innocent suffering, and cynicism of power cannot be the work of a good God. — Pope Benedict XVI
I think the most important thing is [to] restore a sense of idealism and end the cynicism in state government. Bring to the job a… — Rod Blagojevich
Be positive, be positive. It's rough out there, but don't succumb. Don't succumb to the cynicism in the world. — Cameron Crowe
Anything that has cynicism to it and that's jaded is smutty. — Sandra Bernhard
Anyone who does not understand the utter cynicism of politics does not understand politics. — Thomas Sowell
Cynicism is intellectual dandyism. — George Meredith
Cynicism and skepticism are the crudest form of quasi-intellectualism... Let the cynic become cynical of his cynicism and the skeptic skeptical of his skepticism and… — R C Sproul
There is a movement bubbling up that goes beyond cynicism and celebrates a new way of living, a generation that stops complaining about the church… — Shane Claiborne
Scratch the surface of any cynic, and you will find a wounded idealist underneath. Because of previous pain or disappointment, cynics make their conclusions about… — John Ortberg
Despite the unrivaled empirical success of quantum theory, the very suggestion that it may be literally true as a description of nature is still greeted… — David Deutsch
Cynicism cripples our imagination and limits our ability to see faint possibilities amidst glaring problems. — Cory Booker

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