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Cynicism is often the shamefaced product of inexperience. — A J Liebling
We must rekindle the fire of idealism in our society, for nothing suffocates the promise of America more than unbounded cynicism and indifference. — Joe Biden
I find that the critics of voluntary service are all too often those who are prepared to accept such services when they require them but… — Eva Hart
For a poet to depict a poet in poetry is a hazardous experiment; in regarding one's own trade a sense of humour and a little… — Edward Dowden
Irony differentiates. Cynicism never does. — Paul Horgan
I think cynicism often disguises itself as humour. — Michka Assayas
Acceptance is supposed to be a good thing - Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change. Also compromise, as every couples… — A.S.A. Harrison
Cynicism is what passes for insight among the mediocre. — Joe Klein
Baseball, of all sports, and maybe of all human endeavors, has no room for cynicism. — Howard Frank Mosher
I need a healthy injection of cynicism right now. — Dylan Moran
Cynicism is intelectual dandyism, but graciousness in speech is an aphrodisiac. (Andy Spade) — Kate Spade
Okay, so maybe I'm romantic... but somebody is supposed to be romantic. Some warrior is supposed to go to war against the imperial forces of… — Sherman Alexie
I have named the destroyers of nations: comfort, plenty, and security - out of which grow a bored and slothful cynicism, in which rebellion against… — John Steinbeck
It is not OK in this culture to talk to friends about causes you believe in, much less to ask them to join in. It's… — Donella Meadows
People notice peacemakers because they dress funny. We know how the people who make war dress - in uniforms and medals, or in computers and… — Walter Brueggemann
There's such a cynicism about the phrase 'I laughed all the way to the bank.' It's as though money is what you're doing, rather than… — Artie Shaw
Cynicism is the humor of hatred. — Herbert Beerbohm Tree
Postmodernism has not overcome the problems of modernism, but only compounded them with a dosis of cynicism, relativism and indifference. — John Walford
The church seeks to help form people who can risk being peaceful in a violent world, risk being kind in a competitive world, risk being… — John Howard Yoder
The only deadly sin I know is cynicism. — Henry L. Stimson
..I think there is less cynicism about human rights than there was. The work we are doing is part of the overall pattern of human… — Martin Ennals
Cynicism is a choice. Optimism is a better choice. — Shonda Rhimes
Cynicism is no more mature than naïveté. You're no more mature, just more burned. — Karl Marlantes
Anonymity is an abused privilege, abused most by people who mistake vitriol for wisdom and cynicism for wit. — Danny Wallace
I think despair and cynicism are two different things. On the flip side of hope is despair. Belief and doubt are the same thing, in… — Jon Foreman

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