Cynicism Quotes

Scepticism is a necessary and vital part of the journalist's toolkit. But when scepticism becomes cynicism it can close off thought and block the search for truth.

I am most proud of my integrity and least proud of my cynicism.

I don't think you lead by pessimism and cynicism. I think you lead by optimism and enthusiasm and energy.

The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who have not got it.

I suppose I miss the British cynicism and the humor.

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.

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.

Cynicism is full of naive disappointments.

The worst cynicism: a belief in luck.

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.

I have no cynicism at all.

Cynicism is intellectual treason.

You know what the critics are. If you tell the truth they only say you're cynical and it does an author no good to get a reputation for cynicism.

Anything that has cynicism to it and that's jaded is smutty.

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.

And introduce an element of cynicism and darkness into it and just realize that we're all vulnerable. We are humans. There is a finite end to this life and we're all going to face it and a little silliness can help.

Cynicism is intellectual dandyism.

My comedy does not come from a place of deep cynicism, and I tend to play characters who are naive in some way.

The cure for cynicism is simply to engage honestly.

If only media people would stop reaching for the low-hanging fruit, which is cynicism and pessimism, and stopped trying so hard to be hip and cool and have a swagger.

It is only the cynicism that is born of success that is penetrating and valid.

Cynicism is the intellectual cripple's substitute for intelligence.

If you're sick and tired of the politics of cynicism and polls and principles, come and join this campaign.

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.

We can destroy ourselves by cynicism and disillusion, just as effectively as by bombs.