Cynicism Quote by Dan Brown

Skepticism is a virtue in history as well as in philosophy.

— Napoleon Bonaparte

What I am suggesting is that each of us turn from the negativism that permeates our society and look for the remarkable good among…

— Gordon B. Hinckley

Skepticism is the sadism of embittered souls.

— Emile M. Cioran

Skepticism turns to cynicism, which leads to apathy and despair, which can cause sleeplessness, dry-mouth, and loss of sex drive?

— Al Franken

“Science may have alleviated the miseries of disease and drudgery and provided an array of gadgetry for our entertainment and convenience, but it has…

— Dan Brown

It is evident that skepticism, while it makes no actual change in man, always makes him feel better.

— Ambrose Bierce

Skepticism, is that anything more than we used to mean when we said, Well, what have we here?

— Robert Frost

The modern world tends to be skeptical about everything that makes demands on man's higher faculties. But it is not at all skeptical about…

— E. F. Schumacher

Skepticism is the chastity of the intellect, and it is shameful to surrender it too soon or to the first comer.

— George Santayana

I tend toward the pessimistic end of the spectrum, and unfortunately there's little in human history to convince me that pessimism is unwarranted.

— Ron Currie Jr

It cannot be doubted that theistic belief is a comfort and a solace to those who hold it, and that the loss of it…

— William Kingdon Clifford

“...Today the lack of faith is an expression of profound confusion and despair. Once skepticism and rationalism were progressive forces for the development of…

— Erich Fromm