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Last updated on November 18, 2024.
Optimism is a choice. Cynicism isn't smarter - it's just safer.
I'm at a place of deep cynicism about American politics.
Distrust of government isn't baseless cynicism. It's realism.
Blanket cynicism toward government has always existed.
Every ounce of my cynicism is supported by historical precedent.
There is maybe a cynicism because of my past as a writer.
I think cynicism often disguises itself as humour.
Don't give in to cynicism. It is a toxic spiritual state.
I think that all the anger and cynicism comes from suppressing things that we always wanted.
Cynicism, like gullibility, is a symptom of underdeveloped critical faculties.
You have to try to dismiss the loudness of cynicism. It's certainly going to come.
Our choice is between cynicism and hope.
They were fast-moving opportunists encased in cynicism and proud of it.
I understand the concept of optimism. But I think with me what you get is a lack of cynicism.
in rejecting secrecy I had also rejected the road to cynicism.
What this generation was bred to at television's knees was not wisdom, but cynicism.
I think cynicism lasts. Sentimentality ages, dates quickly.
Cynicism is something which has become symbolic of imperial policy.
It's all about the triumph of intellect and romance over brute force and cynicism.
Realism has always been called cynicism.
Cynicism is a form of cowardice, a failure of courage to hope.
Cynicism is fear posing as confidence; joy is hope let off the leash.
I don't think I have one iota of cynicism about acting.
The temptation shared by all forms of intelligence: cynicism.
Christianity not only saves you from sin, but from cynicism.
I'm an eternal optimist with a small degree of cynicism.
I'm a silly guy, I love wit and cynicism and sarcasm.
A person is as young as their dreams and as old as their cynicism.
The worst thing about cynicism is its truth.
Cynicism is intelectual dandyism, but graciousness in speech is an aphrodisiac. (Andy Spade)
I need a healthy injection of cynicism right now.
History provides an antidote to cynicism about the past.
Hope cherishes no illusions, nor does it yield to cynicism.
My whole life has been about confronting cynicism.
Feinstein doesn't interact with the people at all, and I think it breeds cynicism.
Cynicism isn't smarter, it's only safer. There's nothing fluffy about optimism.
Baseball, of all sports, and maybe of all human endeavors, has no room for cynicism.
One can never take the cynicism one comes across in life too seriously.
Both faith and cynicism make judgment too easy.
There's a lot of cynicism. Let's really enjoy Christmas, with all that's going on in the world.
Caution and cynicism are safe, but soldiers don't want to follow cautious cynics.
It is part of the business of marketing to muddy the distinction between altruism and cynicism.
Cynicism is the only form in which base souls approach honesty.
Cynicism is often the shamefaced product of inexperience.
Cynicism is an unpleasant way of saying the truth.
The only deadly sin I know is cynicism.
Do not crush the flowers of wisdom with the hobnail boots of cynicism.
... but a dream is nothing more than reality shorn of cynicism.
We can destroy ourselves by cynicism and disillusion, just as effectively as by bombs.
among a coward's weapons, cynicism is the nastiest of all
Nevertheless, I resist cynicism and continue to believe in the possibilities for genuine democracy.
I hate cynicism - it's my least favorite quality and it doesn't lead anywhere.
It is only the cynicism that is born of success that is penetrating and valid.
Cynicism, to me, is trying to make people as unhappy as you are.
Cynicism is the easiest of all reactions, right? But it's also so disappointing and self-defeating.
The ultimate cynicism is to suspend judgment so that you are not judged.
Cynicism is what passes for insight among the mediocre.
The cynic sees only cynicism, the depressive can taint creation with one glance
Churches can become places of cynicism, resistance, and pessimism.
Cynicism formulates issues clearly, but only to dismiss them.