Cynicism Quote by Jay Carr Download Open image “They were fast-moving opportunists encased in cynicism and proud of it.” — Jay Carr ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.1 out of 5 (3 ratings) Copy quoteShare Cynicism Moving Opportunist Oppurtunity Pessimism Proud
“Generic cynicism makes us feel hip and alternative even as we slip along with our fellow citizens into a morass of indifference.” — Timothy Snyder Copy Share Image
Cynicism was a school in Greece - the Cynics. Diogenes is a famous Cynic. There was a strong belief in nihilism and narcissism. Those… — Oliver Stone Copy Share Image
They were a society whose chief vocations were to entertain and be entertained ... — Anna Godbersen Copy Share Image
The intellectuals and the young, booted and spurred, feel themselves born to ride us. — Eric Hoffer Copy Share Image
“They entrenched themselves in their preferences, their beliefs, their prejudices, and closed ranks against everything that was different” — Gabriel García Márquez Copy Share Image
“Although most people never overcome the habit of berating the world for their difficulties, those who are too weak to make a stand against… — Max Horkheimer Copy Share Image
“Their most notable defect was that they considered work a virtue, even manual labor. They were materialists, conquerors, and they were infused with a… — Isabel Allende Copy Share Image
“These people were the first to master a new kind of late twentieth-century life. They thrived on the rapid turnover of acquaintances, the lack… — J.G. Ballard Copy Share Image
“They were tolerant of what most people in town would think of as moral lapses in each other, but quite intolerant of departures in… — Alice Munro Copy Share Image
I've always been kind of fascinated by that whole movement, because, at the beginning, the Italian Futurist movement was utopian. And, in any kind… — Rick Owens Copy Share Image
Cynicism is the last refuge of those who don't want to do the work of creating a better society. — Robert Reich Copy Share Image
[Walter Burns is] the archetypal managing editor-ruthless, self-righteous, manipulative, downright maniacal if it means an exclusive, especially one that it can congratulate itself for… — Jay Carr Copy Share Image
One of the things that will keep The Front Page burning bright as long as newspapers are alive is the myth that newspapermen are… — Jay Carr Copy Share Image
Björk’s wraparound swan frock . . . made her look like a refugee from the more dog-eared precincts of provincial ballet. — Jay Carr Copy Share Image
[The Front Page] is still full of peppy banter as it sends its seedy knights after cheap scoops. — Jay Carr Copy Share Image
Elijah Wood confirms his standing as the foremost actor of his generation. ...Wood acts so eloquently with his sentient face and searching eyes that… — Jay Carr Copy Share Image
Scepticism and cynicism about politics is so great that one of the best counters to it is what you can do at a local… — Ed Miliband Copy Share Image
“Wish in one hand, shit in the other, see which one fills up faster.” — Noelle Oxenhandler Copy Share Image
There's a distinct unease about Americans when they are outside the United States. I can't say quite what it is, but they are easily… — Lawrence Osborne Copy Share Image
If you're going to reach for it, reach all the way for it. Albums like 'Purple Rain' and 'Thriller' and those kind of records,… — Dave Sitek Copy Share Image
There have been times when a particularly heavy dose of such cynicism has caused me to reflect that surely this is the age and… — Gordon B. Hinckley Copy Share Image
The larger an English industry was, the more likely it was to go bankrupt, because the English were not naturally corporate people; they disliked… — Paul Theroux Copy Share Image
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… — Stephen Colbert Copy Share Image
I think growing up in Indiana prepares anyone for a life in comedy. I do feel like there is a certain kind of self-effacing… — Jim Gaffigan Copy Share Image
“That's what I've never been able to get about religion: that charmless combination of altruism and insanity. Give me a cynical, self-interested bastard any… — Mike Carey Copy Share Image
We will need to work hard to break the cynicism, talk straight and rebuild trust in politics. — Hilary Benn Copy Share Image
Nothing is more urgent than a serious, dare I say compassionate, debate as to where we are going at home and abroad. Technicians cannot… — Henry A. Kissinger Copy Share Image
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