Best Cynicism Proverbs
368 Cynicism quotes by 300 unique authors
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Capitalism has destroyed our belief in any effective power but that of self interest backed by force. But even Capitalist cynicism will admit that however…
— George Bernard Shaw
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The greater part of the truth is always hidden, in regions out of the reach of cynicism.
— J.R.R. Tolkien
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Under capitalism, man exploits man. Under communism, it's just the opposite.
— John Kenneth Galbraith
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Since a politician never believes what he says, he is quite surprised to be taken at his word.
— Charles de Gaulle
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Cynicism is full of naive disappointments.
— Mason Cooley
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Hypocrisy is the outside of cynicism.
— Mason Cooley
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You have to try to dismiss the loudness of cynicism. It's certainly going to come.
— Kevin Costner
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Cynicism is intellectual treason.
— Norman Cousins
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Someday we'll look back on this moment and plow into a parked car.
— Evan Davis
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Doubt is the middle position between knowledge and ignorance. It encompasses cynicism but also genuine questioning.
— Vera Farmiga
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I understand the concept of optimism. But I think with me what you get is a lack of cynicism.
— Tom Hanks
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Cynicism is an unpleasant way of saying the truth.
— Lillian Hellman
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The press is still investing itself, it seems to me, in a sort of cynicism. It comes out better for them if they can predict…
— Christopher Hitchens
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I use emotion for the many and reserve reason for the few.
— Adolf Hitler
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Smile, it's free therapy.
— Douglas Horton
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Be your own hero, it's cheaper than a movie ticket.
— Douglas Horton
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If the destination is heaven, why do we scramble to be first in line for hell?
— Douglas Horton
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The key to heaven's gate cannot be duplicated.
— Douglas Horton
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Never insult an alligator until after you have crossed the river.
— Cordell Hull
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There is no power in cynicism. There is no forward thrust in cynicism.
— Jesse Jackson
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Be polite to all, but intimate with few.
— Thomas Jefferson
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Modern cynics and skeptics... see no harm in paying those to whom they entrust the minds of their children a smaller wage than is paid…
— John F. Kennedy
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Television has proved that people will look at anything rather than each other.
— Ann Landers
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After making several tragic movies in a row, I was looking to do a comedy, and one without cynicism.
— Ang Lee
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Tact is the ability to describe others as they see themselves.
— Abraham Lincoln
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