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Cynical Quotes

Oscar Wilde always makes me smile - with respect and admiration. His short stories prove that it is possible to be both sarcastic, even cynical, but deeply compassionate. Just seeing the cover of one of Wildes books in a bookshop makes me smile Picture Quote #1

I like to think my sense of humor is sort of smart and dumb at the same time. I like to work on multiple levels - smart and dumb, funny and sad, profound and mundane, cynical and hopeful Picture Quote #1

Broken by hardships, disappointments and tragedy, people can become discouraged and cynical. But lives can also be mended. Put back together well, they won’t be just like they were before. Damaged pieces reassembled with a golden bonding of patience and love will help form a person into an exquisite masterpiece. It is as if people have to be broken before they can become whole and complete Picture Quote #1

The way I see politics is, I don’t think it’s cynical to accept the fact politicians are human beings, that they’re flawed, and they represent the best and the worst of us Picture Quote #1

I am a positive person. I am not cynical. If you are born in this world, no matter who you are, negative things will happen. If you aren’t positive as a person, you’ll be very unhappy. It’s extremely important to be positive, to laugh, to be happy, to accept life as it comes Picture Quote #1

The young knowledge worker whose job is too small to challenge and test his abilities either leaves or declines rapidly into premature middle age, soured, cynical, unproductive Picture Quote #1

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Neither be cynical about love; for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment it is perennial as the grass Picture Quote #1

I’m not cynical about love at all. I’m very practical. I think love takes up a lot of time Picture Quote #1

But I’m trying not to be cynical - I don’t want to be one of those people who has a cool opportunity and blows it. It’s really amazing what’s happening to me Picture Quote #1

Don’t be cynical; it leads nowhere. If you work hard, and are kind, amazing things will happen to you Picture Quote #1

On all levels American society is rigged. I am troubled by the cynical immorality of my country. It cannot survive on this basis Picture Quote #1

I think Kennedy being assassinated changed the world. That shot changed everything about America, and made us cynical, made people discontent and angry Picture Quote #1

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The good news is hopeful doesn’t mean dumb. The bad news is cynical doesn’t mean smart Picture Quote #1

I don’t mock things, which makes me more vulnerable to mockery myself. If you’re cynical, you’re protected from mockery. But I have to be nice. I don’t think I have irony. A sense of humour, yes, but not irony Picture Quote #1

It’s an indication of how cynical our society has become that any kind of love story with a sad theme is automatically ridiculed as sentimental junk Picture Quote #1

It’s very easy to be cynical about the hall of fame. But on the other hand, it’s really a beautiful thing for someone like me. I dedicated my entire life to this music Picture Quote #1

Being cynical isn’t necessarily being negative or bitter. It’s a person who is wary of mistaking love for something that it’s not and getting their heart broken Picture Quote #1

Before children, even the most cynical people throw down their usual masks and become capable of feeling the purity and love which all human beings seek Picture Quote #1

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Vietnam was an exercise in mistaken idealism Iraq in cynical money-making. And there’s no optimism or idealism now -- Americans are tired of knowledge. Our leaders, the C-students from Yale, know this. We’re proud of being ignorant that leaves virtue at our core. We aren’t frazzled by knowledge like foreigners, so we can be trusted Picture Quote #1

I’m a worrier. In the UK, if I’m known for anything, it’s sort of for being cynical Picture Quote #1

I oscillate between being cynical and being naive on a regular basis. I always think that not much shocks me until something much too obvious does Picture Quote #1

I’m not cynical about marriage or romance. I enjoyed being married. And although being single was fun for a while, there was always the risk of dating someone who’d owned a lunch box with my picture on it Picture Quote #1

We know that our world is corrupt and diseased but we’re tired of being cynical and feeling helpless. What the hell, tilt at a windmill Picture Quote #1

As cynical as I can be, there’s always a part of me that believes in love and the fairy tale Picture Quote #1

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A cynical young person is almost the saddest sight to see, because it means that he or she has gone from knowing nothing to believing nothing Picture Quote #1

You write who you are somehow. Even if you try to not to. You can’t help but write who you are. I’m just not a very cynical person. I believe in the humanity of people, whether it is just the guys in ‘The Full Monty’ or Aron Ralston Picture Quote #1

If someone is cynical and doesn’t vote and ends up with a crummy job in a crummy country with a decimated environment, they only have themselves to blame Picture Quote #1

He could be so cynical. So dry and acidic. As blank as a page. Could he be tender, too? Picture Quote #1

Ineptitude and negligence directed British policies in India more than any cynical desire to divide and rule, but the British were not above exploiting rivalries Picture Quote #1

When you have to work with and exist amongst cynical, burned-out personnel on a set, it doesn’t matter what you’re shooting or how much you’re being paid - it’s not worth it Picture Quote #1

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Oscar Wilde always makes me smile - with respect and admiration. His short stories prove that it is possible to be both sarcastic, even cynical, but deeply compassionate. Just seeing the cover of one of Wildes books in a bookshop makes me smile (Cynical Quotes) I like to think my sense of humor is sort of smart and dumb at the same time. I like to work on multiple levels - smart and dumb, funny and sad, profound and mundane, cynical and hopeful (Cynical Quotes) Broken by hardships, disappointments and tragedy, people can become discouraged and cynical. But lives can also be mended. Put back together well, they won’t be just like they were before. Damaged pieces reassembled with a golden bonding of patience and love will help form a person into an exquisite masterpiece. It is as if people have to be broken before they can become whole and complete (Cynical Quotes) The way I see politics is, I don’t think it’s cynical to accept the fact politicians are human beings, that they’re flawed, and they represent the best and the worst of us (Cynical Quotes) I am a positive person. I am not cynical. If you are born in this world, no matter who you are, negative things will happen. If you aren’t positive as a person, you’ll be very unhappy. It’s extremely important to be positive, to laugh, to be happy, to accept life as it comes (Cynical Quotes) The young knowledge worker whose job is too small to challenge and test his abilities either leaves or declines rapidly into premature middle age, soured, cynical, unproductive. (Cynical Quotes) Neither be cynical about love; for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment it is perennial as the grass. (Cynical Quotes) I’m not cynical about love at all. I’m very practical. I think love takes up a lot of time. (Cynical Quotes) But I’m trying not to be cynical - I don’t want to be one of those people who has a cool opportunity and blows it. It’s really amazing what’s happening to me. (Cynical Quotes) Don’t be cynical; it leads nowhere. If you work hard, and are kind, amazing things will happen to you. (Cynical Quotes) On all levels American society is rigged. I am troubled by the cynical immorality of my country. It cannot survive on this basis. (Cynical Quotes) I think Kennedy being assassinated changed the world. That shot changed everything about America, and made us cynical, made people discontent and angry. (Cynical Quotes) The good news is hopeful doesn’t mean dumb. The bad news is cynical doesn’t mean smart. (Cynical Quotes) I don’t mock things, which makes me more vulnerable to mockery myself. If you’re cynical, you’re protected from mockery. But I have to be nice. I don’t think I have irony. A sense of humour, yes, but not irony. (Cynical Quotes) It’s an indication of how cynical our society has become that any kind of love story with a sad theme is automatically ridiculed as sentimental junk. (Cynical Quotes) It’s very easy to be cynical about the hall of fame. But on the other hand, it’s really a beautiful thing for someone like me. I dedicated my entire life to this music. (Cynical Quotes) Being cynical isn’t necessarily being negative or bitter. It’s a person who is wary of mistaking love for something that it’s not and getting their heart broken. (Cynical Quotes) Before children, even the most cynical people throw down their usual masks and become capable of feeling the purity and love which all human beings seek. (Cynical Quotes) Vietnam was an exercise in mistaken idealism Iraq in cynical money-making. And there’s no optimism or idealism now -- Americans are tired of knowledge. Our leaders, the C-students from Yale, know this. We’re proud of being ignorant that leaves virtue at our core. We aren’t frazzled by knowledge like foreigners, so we can be trusted. (Cynical Quotes) I’m a worrier. In the UK, if I’m known for anything, it’s sort of for being cynical. (Cynical Quotes) I oscillate between being cynical and being naive on a regular basis. I always think that not much shocks me until something much too obvious does. (Cynical Quotes) I’m not cynical about marriage or romance. I enjoyed being married. And although being single was fun for a while, there was always the risk of dating someone who’d owned a lunch box with my picture on it. (Cynical Quotes) We know that our world is corrupt and diseased but we’re tired of being cynical and feeling helpless. What the hell, tilt at a windmill. (Cynical Quotes) As cynical as I can be, there’s always a part of me that believes in love and the fairy tale (Cynical Quotes) A cynical young person is almost the saddest sight to see, because it means that he or she has gone from knowing nothing to believing nothing. (Cynical Quotes) You write who you are somehow. Even if you try to not to. You can’t help but write who you are. I’m just not a very cynical person. I believe in the humanity of people, whether it is just the guys in ‘The Full Monty’ or Aron Ralston. (Cynical Quotes) If someone is cynical and doesn’t vote and ends up with a crummy job in a crummy country with a decimated environment, they only have themselves to blame. (Cynical Quotes) He could be so cynical. So dry and acidic. As blank as a page. Could he be tender, too? (Cynical Quotes) Ineptitude and negligence directed British policies in India more than any cynical desire to divide and rule, but the British were not above exploiting rivalries. (Cynical Quotes) When you have to work with and exist amongst cynical, burned-out personnel on a set, it doesn’t matter what you’re shooting or how much you’re being paid - it’s not worth it. (Cynical Quotes)

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