Cynicism Quote by Meredith Duran

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

“Cynics build no bridges; they make no discoveries; no gaps are spanned by them. Cynics may pride themselves in being realistic in their approach,…

— Paul L. McKay

I am a personal optimist but a skeptic about all else. What may sound to some like anger is really nothing more than sympathetic…

— George Carlin

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

Trying to prove yourself to cynics is an absolute waste of your time. Making time with people who care about you is worth your…

— Anonymous

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…

— Jeff Bridges

The cynics in life are the people who are always trying to do things for people who don't want things done for them.

— Marianne Moore

Cynics are - beneath it all - only idealists with awkwardly high standards.

— Alain de Botton

Cynics know the answers without having penetrated deeply enough to know the questions. When challenged by mysterious truths, they marshall 'facts.

— Marilyn Ferguson

Remember, you cannot be both young and wise. Young people who pretend to be wise to the ways of the world are mostly cynics.

— Stephen Colbert

“After I charge their brains with my own brand of skeptical electricity, I unleash them—the New Cynics—upon a world that is slowly and happily…

— Kristopher Jansma

“The Cynics emphasized that true happiness is not found in external advantages such as material luxury, political power, or good health. True happiness lies…

— Jostein Gaarder