Cynics Quotes

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Human progress has never been shaped by commentators, complainers or cynics. — Tony Blair
Most cynics are really crushed romantics: they've been hurt, they're sensitive, and their cynicism is a shell that's protecting this tiny, dear part in them… — Jeff Bridges
The universalists, the idealists, the Utopians all aim too high. They give promises of an unattainable paradise, and by doing so they deceive mankind. Whatever… — Adolf Hitler
War in the end is always about betrayal, betrayal of the young by the old, of soldiers by politicians, and of idealists by cynics. — Chris Hedges
Courage has you say in a defiant spirit you can take everything from me, you could cut me deep, you could render me in shame… — Cory Booker
Silence your critics. Ignore your haters. Delete your cynics. — Robin Sharma
To all the cynics, I'm sorry for you, ... I'm sorry you can't believe in miracles. This is a great sporting event and hard work… — Lance Armstrong
What the individual can do is to give a fine example, and to have the courage to uphold ethical values .. in a society of… — Albert Einstein
I have a very low regard for cynics. I think it's the beginning of dying. — Robert Redford
I hear loads of cynics saying that I'll never be able to change anything. They say that junk food marketing and the ready availability of… — Jamie Oliver
I believe that history is not made by cynics; it is made by realists who are not afraid to dream. Let us be these people. — Tzipi Livni
Scratch the surface of most cynics and you find a frustrated idealist â€” someone who made the mistake of converting his ideals into expectations. — Peter Senge
Cynics who say power is all that counts in politics forget that power without ideas is just improvisation. — Michael Ignatieff
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
The future will not belong to those who sit on the sidelines. The future will not belong to the cynics. The future belongs to those… — Paul Wellstone
Morality and expediency coincide more than the cynics allow. — Roy Hattersley
Cynics are all moralists, and merciless too. — Indro Montanelli
Romantics might like to think of themselves as being composed of stardust. Cynics might prefer to think of themselves as nuclear waste. — Simon Singh
The cynics were watchdogs terrifying malefactors. They tried to expose falseness and conceit. That's why their name is still spoken with a snarl. — Petr Skrabanek
Some critics will say Coca-Cola made a marketing mistake. Some cynics will say that we planned the whole thing. The truth is we are not… — Donald Keough

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