Quotes about cynical
cynical psychology worst
Seeing ourselves as others see us would probably confirm our worst suspicions about them. Franklin P. Adams
cynical democracy life-is
The worst thing that can happen in a democracy - as well as in an individual's life - is to become cynical about the future and lose hope. Hillary Clinton
cynical campaigns helping
If it's cynical, risky politics that brings a lighted match and a can of gas near the Democratic coalition, it should be named as such, and its consequences understood, and it should become part of the complex calculus we're all building to help us understand these campaigns. Ezra Klein
cynical shantaram bigs
The only force more ruthless and cynical than the business of big politics is the politics of big business. Gregory David Roberts
cynical problem realistic
I don't seem to be cynical to myself but how what I say goes down with others is their problem. I'm realistic. Gore Vidal
cynical revolution slime
Every revolution evaporates and leaves behind only the slime of a new bureaucracy. Franz Kafka
cynical morality driven
We are finally driven to monogamy not by morality but by exhaustion. Erica Jong
cynical idealist
I'm a cynical idealist. F. Scott Fitzgerald
cynical next knows
I am not cynical. I am just old. I know what is going to happen next. Fay Weldon
cynical industry music woke
It was a shock, yes, and it really woke me up to how cynical the music industry was,
cynical ourselves prove
It's a cynical city, ... We had to prove ourselves first.
cynical distract effort fact fairly florida issue process public treated voters
It's a fairly cynical effort on his part to distract the public from what's really the issue and that's the fact that the redistricting process in Florida is broken, and voters aren't being treated fairly.
cynical easier easy sidelines sit stones throw
It's easy to be cynical and sit on the sidelines and throw stones at the commission. It's easier to do that if you don't participate.
cynical la seen spoiled
Everyone in LA is cynical and spoiled and seen it all.
cynical extremely volatile
a very cynical and willful manipulation of an extremely volatile situation. Hanan Ashrawi
cynical lord
The English lord marries for love, and is rather inclined to love where money is. Nancy Mitford
cynical deciding parties people serve switching
He probably underestimated how cynical people are about politicians' switching parties or deciding they don't want to serve after being elected. Paul Thomas
cynical incredibles appeals
Metaphysics is almost always an attempt to prove the incredible by an appeal to the unintelligible. H. L. Mencken
cynical march film
The Ides of March was a fairly cynical film. Grant Heslov
cynical comedian kind
A comedian's a comedian. They're a very kind of cynical bunch. I guess that's why I like them. Graham Norton
cynical democracy mediocrity
Democracy: a festival of mediocrity. Emile M. Cioran
cynical television today
The good television of today is probably better than the best television of the old days. The bad television of today is worse. It is not only bad, it is damaging, meretricious, seedy and cynical. John Humphrys
cynical journalism cynicism
For me, a really radical position for journalism to take is to stop being cynical. Cynicism is what passes for insight among the mediocre. Joe Klein
cynical easier
It's so much easier to be cynical. Louie Anderson
cynical promise vision
What I'm trying to do is deliver results, not promises; results, not vision; results, not concepts. The world is cynical about IBM's promises. Lou Gerstner
cynical individuality mediocrity
The business world worships mediocrity. Officially we revere free enterprise, initiative and individuality. Unofficially we fear it. George Lois
cynical citizens inheritance
I was determined not to become an American citizen but I did it for completely cynical reasons: to avoid paying inheritance tax in the U.S. Emily Mortimer
cynical true-life
Cynically speaking, one could say that it is true to life to be cynical about it. Paul Tillich
cynical want poor
I do not want to be cynical, but if developing nations are kept backward by being told, again and again, you belong to the poor and you are there, where you actually belong, then nothing will change. Paul Kagame
cynical
As we get older - perhaps I'm just speaking for myself - we can get too cynical. Matt Smith
cynical political united-states
Sarah Palin is a symbol of everything that is wrong with the modern United States. As a representative of our political system, she's a new low in reptilian villainy, the ultimate cynical masterwork of puppeteers like Karl Rove. Matt Taibbi
cynical planets found
I've found myself getting more and more cynical about what's happening to the planet - it makes me furious. Glenn Close
cynical body tongue
The function of muscle is to pull and not to push, except in the case of the genitals and the tongue. Leonardo da Vinci