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A cynic might suggest as the motto of modern life this simple legend-"just as good as the real. — Charles Dudley Warner
Medical science has oppressed us with a new huge burden of longevity. It is in that last undesired decade, when passion is cold, appetites feeble,… — Evelyn Waugh
It is always some illusion that creates disillusion, especially in the young, for whom the only alternative to perfection is cynicism. — Jacques Barzun
There's nothing like a hardship song to set my toes a-tappin. — Roseanne Barr
It's a good time to be making movies, despite the cynicism people have about Hollywood. — Rob Morrow
There's nothing more painful than something that's superficially upbeat but you can kind of tell behind it that there's a cynicism, or even a bitterness. — Grant-Lee Phillips
Churches can become places of cynicism, resistance, and pessimism. — John Ortberg
I think violence, cynicism, brutality and fashion are the staples of our diet. I think in the grand history of story-telling, going back to people… — Eric Stoltz
And introduce an element of cynicism and darkness into it and just realize that we're all vulnerable. We are humans. There is a finite end… — Alan Thicke
I find it actually the height of romance to legally bind yourself to someone because you're really taking care of someone, and letting them take… — Jen Kirkman
Emotional and psychological pain were to become, perhaps, the most powerful force in molding the course of my life. For some people, pain and hurt… — Joseph Girzone
What arouses the indignation of the honest satirist is not, unless the man is a prig, the fact that people in positions of power or… — Claud Cockburn
Cynicism and naivety lie cheek by jowl in the American imagination; if the United States is one of the most venal nations on Earth, it… — Terry Eagleton
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
Cynicism is tough. A cynic's point of view is really pitiful. I derive pleasure out of a lot of things in life. As long as… — Shawn Colvin
It's a wonderful thing working with young actors. I know a lot of people don't like working with children. I actually adore it, because you… — Michelle Forbes
If only media people would stop reaching for the low-hanging fruit, which is cynicism and pessimism, and stopped trying so hard to be hip and… — Emilio Estevez
Californians don't have that marvelous British cynicism, but then the British can be so patronizing at times. — Alex Kingston
I suppose I miss the British cynicism and the humor. — Rod Stewart
The cure for cynicism is simply to engage honestly. — Jeremy Paxman
Scepticism is a necessary and vital part of the journalist's toolkit. But when scepticism becomes cynicism it can close off thought and block the search… — Jeremy Paxman
It seems to me that the way to remove people's cynicism is, when asked a straight question, to give a straight answer. — Jeremy Paxman
It is cynicism, and not idealism, that is generally the mark of youthful immaturity, or rather it is the cynic who is generally the most… — Andrew Sarris
You know, the cynicism that is in the politics, it is not for my soul. It makes me - out of me, an extremely bitter,… — Marjane Satrapi
What's important is how we use our time on this earth, not how conspicuously we give our money away. What's important is the energy and… — Dan Pallotta

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