Cynics Quotes

68 Cynics quotes by 57 unique authors

It is hard to see how a great man can be an atheist. Without the sustaining influence of faith in a divine power we could… — Calvin Coolidge
Cynicism masquerades as wisdom, but it is the farthest thing from it. Because cynics don’t learn anything. Because cynicism is a self-imposed blindness, a rejection… — Stephen Colbert
Most dreams die a slow death. They're conceived in a moment of passion, with the prospect of endless possibility, but often languish and are not… — Dean Karnazes
The romantics would call this a love story, the cynics would call it a tragedy. In my mind it’s a little bit of both, and… — Nicholas Sparks
All cynics are disappointed idealists. The more stars in the eyes, the harder the fall. — Josh Lanyon
The romantics would call this a love story, the cynics would call it a tragedy. — Nicholas Sparks
Cynics are - beneath it all - only idealists with awkwardly high standards. — Alain de Botton
Never, ever, let anyone tell you what you can and can't do. Prove the cynics wrong. Pity them for they have no imagination. The sky's… — Tom Hiddleston
The cynics, they can only speak of the dark, of the obvious, and this is not hard. For all it’s supposed sophistication, it’s cynicism that’s… — Ann Voskamp
I can never get used to the fact, though I know it, that women are born cynics. Men have to learn cynicism. Infant girls could… — Ursula K. Le Guin
The problems with this world cannot possibly be solved by sceptics or cynics whose horizons are limited by the obvious realities. We need people who… — John F. Kennedy
Sometime between when the Summer of Love ended and the Summer of Sam began, America became a nation of cynics about love. — Tracy McMillan
The problems of the world cannot possibly be solved by skeptics or cynics whose horizons are limited by the obvious realities. We need men who… — John F. Kennedy
The worst government is the most moral. One composed of cynics is often very tolerant and humane. But when fanatics are on top there is… — Henry Louis Mencken
If you have a Destiny to fulfill, you will not pay attention to the cynics and the critics. — Ore Abayomi
I know how tempting such cynicism may be. But I still think the cynics are wrong. — Barack Obama
Working together during the past three years, we have confounded the skeptics and the cynics. We've shown that here in Virginia, Democrats and Republicans can… — Mark Warner
It's hard to argue against cynics - they always sound smarter than optimists because they have so much evidence on their side — Molly Ivins

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