Cynicism Quote by Paul L. McKay

“Cynicism is one of the terrible obstacles to progress.”

— Bryant McGill

Cynicism is the last refuge of those who don't want to do the work of creating a better society.

— Robert Reich

“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

“Your cynicism lies in your willing abuse of others to consolidate your superiority over them. My cynicism is in regard to humanity’s wilful blindness…

— Steven Erikson

"Cynic" is a word invented by optimists to put down realists.

— Stefano Benni

“This is not the time to be looking for ways to dismiss a nascent movement against the power of capital, but to do the…

— Naomi Klein

Cynicism has its own zealots.

— Mason Cooley

“Generic cynicism makes us feel hip and alternative even as we slip along with our fellow citizens into a morass of indifference.”

— Timothy Snyder

The cynic finds love with the idealist. The rebel with the conformist. The social butterfly with the bookworm. They help each other balance their…

— Joyce Brothers

Cynicism, I contend, is the wailing of someone who believes that things are, or should be, or could be, much, much better than they…

— Walter Becker

“For as fashionable as cynicism always was, the truth was that when it came to basic human responsibility, people rose to the challenge. Pretty…

— Marcus Sakey

Progress is more of a challenge for the cynic but also more important and urgent, since for the optimist things aren't that bad and…

— Julian Baggini