Quotes about Cynicism

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Ignorance is king. Many would not profit by his abdication. Many enrich themselves by means of his dark monarchy. They a — Walter M. Miller Jr., A Canticle for Leibowitz
Rich men have dreams. Poor men die to make them come true. — Glen Cook, Water Sleeps
Life is serious but art is fun! — John Irving
If you behaved nicely, the communists wouldn't exist. — Jenny Holzer, Jenny Holzer
A politician is a politician whether he's wearing a suit or a funny hat. — Reza Aslan
[T]he enduring problem for liberals, as for everyone else, is not whether history will judge them wise or foolish regard — George Packer
One simple answer is that there has been a massive rise in the incidence of sanctimony and smugness among the successful — Brian M. Barry, Political Argument
You have to understand something about girls, Mick. You see 'em in the winner's circle, but you'll never find horseshit — Miles Watson, Cage Life
I marvel at the placidity of the Utopian who imagines that man is perfectible. There is no denying that the human creatu — Joris-Karl Huysmans, Là-Bas
I won’t desecrate beauty with cynicism anymore. I won’t confuse critical thinking with a critical spirit, and I will pra — Sarah Bessey, Jesus Feminist: An Invitation to Revisit the Bible’s View of Women
Maybe he wasn’t there to lead so much as to provide an illusion to the others that they were being led. — Hugh Howey, Shift
You say I can't do it because you can't. Mohammed Ali — Davis Miller, Approaching Ali: A Reclamation in Three Acts
Jonathan had been around Washington long enough to know that no offer was exactly what it seemed. — Stephen L. Carter, The Impeachment of Abraham Lincoln
Sarcasm is waster on the young. — Bert McCoy
To be naive is to be unaware of how stupid and cruel other people are; but, by some definitions, ignorance is nearly the — Criss Jami, Healology
There is this common notion that people are shallow and ignorant until they go out and see the world. I, on the other ha — Criss Jami, Healology
She (historian Barbara Tuchman) draws on skepticism, not cynicism, leaving the reader not so much outraged by human abil — Robert K. Massie
In the depths of my heart I can’t help being convinced that my dear fellow-men, with a few exceptions, are worthless. — Sigmund Freud, Letters of Sigmund Freud, 1873-1939
Loving humanity means as much, and as little, as loving raindrops, or loving the Milky Way. You say that you love humani — Julian Barnes, Flaubert's Parrot
The atmosphere was electrified by the orgasm with which the strong and secure are overcome when confronted with the visi — Paul Leppin, Blaugast : A Novel of Decline