Cynicism Quote by William Norwich

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

“Wish in one hand, shit in the other, see which one fills up faster.”

— Noelle Oxenhandler

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

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

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

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

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

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

“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

We will need to work hard to break the cynicism, talk straight and rebuild trust in politics.

— Hilary Benn

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

“The fucking world is running out of gas.”

— John Updike