Cynicism Quote by Michka Assayas Download Open image “I think cynicism often disguises itself as humour.” — Michka Assayas ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.1 out of 5 (5 ratings) Copy quoteShare Cynicism Disguise Humor Humour Pessimism Thinking
“Cynicism is overrated, and far too easy. In small doses, cynicism--like irony--provides an essential tempering quality. But to wallow in it, and to dismiss… — Michael Perry Copy Share Image
“Cynicism is extremely contagious, and the most pious among us cannot long endure its potency. The gullible should be on their guard, however, since… — Mike Corbett Copy Share Image
One can never take the cynicism one comes across in life too seriously. — Kevin Spacey Copy Share Image
My comedy does not come from a place of deep cynicism, and I tend to play characters who are naive in some way. — Anna Faris Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
Humour is essentially a comforter, reconciling us to things as they are in contrast to things as they might be. — Stephen Leacock Copy Share Image
I think that's what comedians do: We're funny in the moment. We're just so self-reflective and narcissistic. — Taylor Tomlinson Copy Share Image
“The more you experience love, the more full of it you should be. But the opposite sometimes happens, because you fear the loss of… — Michka Assayas Copy Share Image
“I don't like to abuse alcohol-anything you abuse will abuse you back.” — Michka Assayas Copy Share Image
“Rage, there's a rage in me that I have to rely on others, even though I'm very good at relying on others. But at… — Michka Assayas Copy Share Image
“He always had this thing about him, that he wouldn't nominate himself to run in the race. But if he was put in the… — Michka Assayas Copy Share Image
“Time often is forgiving and dismissive of the influences, because they recede. We look at Sgt. Pepper and we go "wow! How did they… — Michka Assayas Copy Share Image
“Where that rage comes from? Partly, I would say it's a sense that a life can be taken away from you, quickly, in a… — Michka Assayas Copy Share Image
My point about alcohol is that if you abuse something, it abuses you back. — Michka Assayas Copy Share Image
“Bono: But you write. Why do you write? Michka: well, because I'm unable to express things in another way. I often believe that the… — Michka Assayas Copy Share Image
I've always believed in instinct over intellect. The instinct is what you always knew; intellect is what you figure out. — Michka Assayas Copy Share Image
“So how did you end up making a fool of yourself in front of twenty thousand people? I had a bigger hole to fill.… — Michka Assayas 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
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
What's important is how we use our time on this earth, not how conspicuously we give our money away. What's important is the energy… — Dan Pallotta Copy Share Image
