Cynicism Quotes
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I prefer credulity to skepticism and cynicism for there is more promise in almost anything than in nothing at all
Ralph B. Perry
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The opposite of creativity is cynicism
Esa Saarinen
Subject: Creativity Quotes :: Cynicism QuotesSource: thinkexist.com
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Cynicism is not realistic and tough. It`s unrealistic and kind of cowardly because it means you don`t have to try.
Peggy Noonan
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Life is not an easy matter... You cannot live through it without falling into frustration and cynicism unless you have before you a great idea which raises you above personal misery, above weakness, above all kinds of perfidy and baseness.
Leon Trotsky
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The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who have not got it.
George Shaw
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In the end we shall have had enough of cynicism and skepticism and humbug and we shall want to live more musically
Vincent Van Gogh
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Cynicism is an unpleasant way of saying the truth.
Lillian Hellman
Subject: Cynicism QuotesSource: thinkexist.com
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I fight cynicism. It`s too easy. It`s really boring. It`s much harder to be positive and see the wonder of everything. Cynicism is a bunch of people who aren`t as talented as other people, knocking them because they make them feel even more untalented.
Ewan McGregor
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I fight cynicism. It`s too easy. It`s really boring. It`s much harder to be positive and see the wonder of everything. Cynicism is a bunch of people who aren`t as talented as other people, knocking them because they make them feel even more untalented.
Ewan McGregor
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I am most proud of my integrity and least proud of my cynicism.
Chloe Sevigny
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About California... "I thought it was an appalling place. Then I went through a period of being amused by it. Now it`s sort of both. Californians don`t have that marvelous British cynicism, but then the British can be so patronizing at times".
Alex Kingston
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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
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I date nothing but older men. I`ve reached a stage in my life where I`ve started to worry whether it`s a fetish or not. What did I find out? I suppose that the only real effect of ageing is deep cynicism - that, and you are maybe a little more comfortable...
Romola Garai
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Cynicism isn`t smarter, it`s only safer. There`s nothing fluffy about optimism.
Jewel Kilcher
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Some people will of course accuse me of misanthropy and cynicism. I can`t celebrate humanity but I`m not out to indict it either. I just want to expose certain truths.
Todd Solondz
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Most cynics are really crushed romantics: they`ve been hurt, they`re sensitive, and their cynicism is a shell that`s protecting this tiny, dear part in them that`s still alive.
Jeff Bridges
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We can destroy ourselves by cynicism and disillusion, just as effectively as by bombs.
Kenneth Clark
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This isn`t really a convention, This is really an infomercial. And every night we`ll have a different infomercial and people view it with a certain level of cynicism.
Susan Estrich
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The cynicism that you have is not your real soul.
Yoko Ono
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Reforming public education, cutting property taxes, fixing adult and child protective services and funding our budget can all occur when Democrats and Republicans engage in consensus and cooperation - not cynicism and combat.
Rick Perry
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Optimism with some experience behind it is much more energizing than plain old experience with a certain degree of cynicism.
Twyla Tharp
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Nevertheless, I resist cynicism and continue to believe in the possibilities for genuine democracy.
William Greider
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My level of cynicism about the reasons that took us to war against Iraq remain just as well-developed as they were before I went.
Ted Koppel
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Most cynics are really crushed romantics: they`ve been hurt, they`re sensitive, and their cynicism is a shell that`s protecting this tiny, dear part in them that`s still alive.
Jeff Bridges
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Many people think my movies come out of the deepest feelings of bitterness and cynicism and hostility and not out of any positive feelings at all.
Todd Solondz
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It`s a good time to be making movies, despite the cynicism people have about Hollywood.
Rob Morrow
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In the end, that`s what this election is about. Do we participate in a politics of cynicism or a politics of hope?
Barack Obama
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Idealism is what precedes experience, cynicism is what follows.
Anthony Tang
Subject: Cynicism QuotesSource: thinkexist.com
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I think, weirdly, it almost takes an outsider to be able to - with no cynicism - look at small-town America and realize how fantastic it is.
Michael Davies
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I think we too often make choices based on the safety of cynicism, and what we`re lead to is a life not fully lived. Cynicism is fear, and it`s worse than fear - it`s active disengagement.
Ken Burns
