Communication Quote by Lisa Birnbach

Cynicism's always a pose - always.

— Grace S. Richmond

Cynicism is kind of like folding your arms and stepping back and commenting on things, like the old guys in 'The Muppets,' just throwing…

— Josh Radnor

Why does any kind of cynicism appeal to people? Because it seems like a mark of maturity, of sophistication, like you’ve seen everything and…

— Eliezer Yudkowsky

Cynicism is the easiest of all reactions, right? But it's also so disappointing and self-defeating.

— Chris Hadfield

The cynicism doesn't come across in the final; it can be taken as a very sincere plea for someone to not go away.

— Babatunde Adebimpe

I have a lot of friends that take that position of extreme cynicism, and I just can't let myself go to that place. It's…

— Conor Oberst

Cynicism is the largest obstacle to social change. Cynicism is dangerous because people throw up their hands and say, "Well it's not possible. Why…

— Robert Reich

The art of conversation, or the qualification for a good companion, is a certain self-control, which now holds the subject, now lets it go,…

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

Why? Do you find this" - he strikes a ridiculously provocative pose - "distracting?

— Suzanne Collins

Among the arts of conversation no one pleases more than mutual deference or civility, which leads us to resign our own inclinations to those…

— David Hume

Some reviewers have read this as cynicism but I don't see it that way. When I say "I am so sick / of pretending…

— Randall Mann

Cynicism is for lightweights.

— Jewel