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I’m cynical about society, politics, newspapers, government. But I’m not cynical about life, love, goodness, death. That’s why I really don’t want to be labeled a cynic. (Cynic Quotes)
The ordinary American is the opposite of a cynic. He is on the average more of a believer and a defender of the faith in humanity than the rest of the Occidentals. It is a relatively important matter to him to be true to his own ideals and to carry them out in actual life. (Cynic Quotes)
For the cynic, art is defined through money. That, of course, is a very sad statement. But an artist is someone who does creative things. (Cynic Quotes)
Free institutions certainly exist, but a tradition of passivity and conformism restricts their use - a cynic might say that this is why they continue to exist. (Cynic Quotes)
A cynic is not merely one who reads bitter lessons from the past, his is also one who is permanently disappointed in the future. (Cynic Quotes)
I always believe that it’s better to be idealistic in love than be that cynic. That’s the only way to survive a relationship. (Cynic Quotes)
God, as some cynic has said, is always on the side which has the best football coach (Cynic Quotes)
I’m rather a cynic, I suppose. I do not believe in the niceness of humanity. (Cynic Quotes)
He might have been naive, but he didn’t care; he said he’s rather die with his heart on his sleeve than end up another cynic (Cynic Quotes)
The cynic thinks that he is being practical and that the hopeful person is not. It is actually the other way around. Cynicism is paralyzing, while the naïve person tries what the cynic says is impossible and sometimes succeeds. (Cynic Quotes)
I don’t think being a cynic is necessarily a negative thing. It’s a matter of seeing the world with clear and open eyes. (Cynic Quotes)
...the player who looks least engaged may be the most committed member of the group. A cynic, after all, is a passionate person who does not want to be disappointed again. (Cynic Quotes)
Life is too short to waste the critic bite or cynic bark, Quarrel, or reprimand; ‘Twill soon be dark; Up! Mind thine own aim, and God speed the mark! (Cynic Quotes)
I don’t think being a cynic is necessarily a negative thing. It’s a matter of seeing the world with clear and open eyes (Cynic Quotes)
Cynic, n. A blackguard whose faulty vision sees things as they are, not as they ought to be. Hence the custom among the Scythians of plucking out a cynic’s eyes to improve his vision (Cynic Quotes)
Don’t be a cynic and disconsolate preacher. Don’t bewail and moan. Omit the negative propositions. Challenge us with incessant affirmatives (Cynic Quotes)
A cynic is a man who, when he smells flowers, looks around for a coffin or when he sees silver he looks for the cloud it lines. A wise happy person does the exact opposite (Cynic Quotes)
A cynic is not merely one who reads bitter lessons from the past, his is also one who is permanently disappointed in the future (Cynic Quotes)
A cynic is not merely one who reads bitter lessons from the past; he is one who is prematurely disappointed in the future (Cynic Quotes)
The generations before you failed. They didn’t stay up all night. They got distracted and lost sight of the fact that life is a miracle every moment of your existence. Nature beckons you to be on her side. You couldn’t ask for a better boss. The most unrealistic person in the world is the cynic, not the dreamer. Hope only makes sense when it doesn’t make sense to be hopeful. This is your century. Take it and run as if your life depends on it (Cynic Quotes)
The truth is, I pretend to be a cynic, but I am really a dreamer who is terrified of wanting something she may never get (Cynic Quotes)
Scratch the surface of any cynic, and you will find a wounded idealist underneath. Because of previous pain or disappointment, cynics make their conclusions about life before the questions have even been asked. This means that beyond just seeing what is wrong with the world, cynics lack the courage to do something about it. The dynamic beneath cynicism is a fear of accepting responsibility (Cynic Quotes)
The cynic makes fun of all earnestness; he makes fun of everything and everyone who feels that something can be done... But in his heart of hearts he knows that he is a defeated man and that his cynicism is merely an expression of the fact that he has lost courage and is beaten (Cynic Quotes)
The cynic is his own worst enemy. It requires far less skill to run a wrecking company than it does to be an architect (Cynic Quotes)
Never be a cynic, even a gentle one. Never help out a sneer, even at the devil (Cynic Quotes)
A cynic is a man who looks at the world with a monocle in his mind’s eye (Cynic Quotes)
It takes a clever man to turn cynic and a wise man to be clever enough not to (Cynic Quotes)
The cynic thinks that he is being practical and that the hopeful person is not. It is actually the other way around. Cynicism is paralyzing, while the naïve person tries what the cynic says is impossible and sometimes succeeds (Cynic Quotes)
Cecil Graham: What is a cynic? Lord Darlington: A man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing (Cynic Quotes)
The opposite of the religious fanatic is not the fanatical atheist but the gentle cynic who cares not whether there is a god or not (Cynic Quotes)