Cynicism Quotes - Page 13

• There is maybe a cynicism because of my past as a writer.

  Ryan Tedder

  Past, My Past

  Source: www.huffingtonpost.co.uk

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• The recommendation by the Arkansas Supreme Court Disciplinary Committee that President Clinton be disbarred is like a tender green shoot of integrity rising from the stinking junkyard of American public life. At last, some official body has come to a decision about Clinton's conduct that is untainted by politics, cowardice or cynicism.

  Mona Charen

  Integrity, Decision, President

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• I think that every moment you succumb to cynicism, you're taking energy away from change.

  Marianne Williamson

  Thinking, Energy, Moments

  Source: scottlondon.com

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• Cynics regarded everybody as equally corrupt... Idealists regarded everybody as equally corrupt, except themselves.

  Robert Anton Wilson

  Cynical, Idealism, Idealist

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• The aphorism sometimes casts off cynicism and expresses strong feeling.

  Mason Cooley

  Strong, Feelings, Sometimes

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• [Christianity] neither enjoins the nastiness of the Cynic, nor the insensibility of the Stoic.

  George Berkeley

  Nastiness, Christianity, Stoicism

  George Berkeley (1871). “Alciphron: or, The minute philosopher. 1732. Siris. 1744”, p.178

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• I think cynicism lasts. Sentimentality ages, dates quickly.

  Alexander Payne

  Thinking, Age, Lasts

  "Alexander Payne: Life after Sideways" by Simon Hattestone, www.theguardian.com. January 13, 2012.

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• Nobody in life gets exactly what they thought they were going to get. But if you work really hard and you're kind, amazing things will happen.

  Conan O'Brien

  Life, Inspiring, High School Graduation

  "Conan O'Brien's farewell has lasting impact" by Breeanna Hare, www.cnn.com. February 16, 2010.

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• The wise screen writer is he who wears his second-best suit, artistically speaking, and doesn't take things too much to heart.  He should have a touch of cynicism, but only a touch. The complete cynic is as useless to Hollywood as he is to himself.  He should do the best he can without straining at it.  He should be scrupulously honest about his work, but he should not expect scrupulous honesty in return.  He won't get it.  And when he has had enough, he should say goodbye with a smile, because for all he knows he may want to go back.

  Raymond Chandler

  Wise, Goodbye, Honesty

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• Instead of giving in to cynicism and division, let's move forward with the confidence and optimism and unity that define us as a people.

  Barack Obama

  Moving, People, Giving

  Source: www.nbcnews.com

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• I never know how much of what I say is true.

  Bette Midler

  Funny, Truth, Explanation

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• Don't confuse my point of view with cynicism. The real cynics are the ones who tell you that everything's gonna be all right.

  George Carlin

  Real, Views, Point Of View

  George Carlin (1998). “Brain Droppings”, Hyperion

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• Cynicism's always a pose - always.

  Grace S. Richmond

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• It's all about the triumph of intellect and romance over brute force and cynicism.

  Craig Ferguson

  Romance, Triumph, Force

  "Craig Ferguson's Doctor Who Song" by David M. Ewalt, www.forbes.com. December 1, 2010.

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• Tackle the difficult things first in the morning; make changes in the way you network. Treat everyone with respect and dignity. This stops you from cynicism and negativity. End your day with that same attitude you started. Renew your contract with a day well completed.

  Rick Pitino

  Morning, Attitude, Negativity

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• I'm actually equal parts cynicism and apathy. I'm always willing to believe the worst as long as it doesn't take too much effort.

  Dennis Miller

  Believe, Long, Effort

  Dennis Miller (2001). “I Rant, Therefore I Am”, p.62, Crown Forum

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• The cynic puts all human actions into two classes - openly bad and secretly bad.

  Henry Ward Beecher

  Class, Two, Action

  Henry Ward Beecher (1856). “Lectures to young men: on various important subjects”, p.115

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• Both religions and musicals work best with energetic and committed believers. Cynicism or detachment would have destroyed the magic - something true of religion, too.

  Lisa Randall

  Magic, Detachment, Committed

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• blind wantons like the gulls who scream
  And rip the edge off any ideal or dream.

  Louis MacNeice

  Dream, Rip, Gulls

  Louis MacNeice (2015). “Selected Poems”, p.42, Faber & Faber

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• Representative democracy frequently manifests a disconnect between parliamentarians and the people, so that parliamentarians have agendas that do not correspond with the wishes of the electorate. This has led in many countries to apathy, cynicism and large-scale absenteeism in elections. What is needed is not only parliaments, but parliamentarians who genuinely represent the wishes of the electorate.

  Alfred-Maurice de Zayas

  Country, People, Democracy

  "Report of the Independent Expert on the promotion of a democratic and equitable international order, Alfred-Maurice de Zayas". July 01, 2013.

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• I think moral outrage is born not of anger but of love. It comes from the highest in us, not from a low-level sense of anger or cynicism.

  Marianne Williamson

  Thinking, Levels, Moral

  Source: scottlondon.com

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• A man can't be too careful in the choice of his enemies.

  Oscar Wilde

  Inspirational, Funny, Sarcastic

  The Picture of Dorian Gray ch. 1 (1891)

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• Democracy substitutes election by the incompetent many for appointment by the corrupt few.

  George Bernard Shaw

  Freedom, Democracies Have, Government

  "The Collected Works of George Bernard Shaw".

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• It's a lot easier being black than gay. At least if you're black you don't have to tell your parents.

  Judy Carter

  Gay, Parent, Black

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• 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

  Taken, Going Away, Finals

  Source: pitchfork.com

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