Cynical realism is the intelligent man's best excuse for doing nothing in an intolerable situation. Votes: 3
Aldous HuxleyCynically speaking, one could say that it is true to life to be cynical about it. Votes: 3
Paul TillichAvoid cynical and negative people like the plague. They are killers of potential. Votes: 2
Rick PitinoIn principle, skeptics are neither closed-minded nor cynical. We are curious but cautious. Votes: 2
Michael ShermerWatch what people are cynical about, and one can often discover what they lack. Votes: 2
George S. PattonI am an optimist even though I am told everything I do is negative and cynical. Votes: 2
Armando IannucciThe power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who have not got it. Votes: 2
George Bernard ShawThe rich are not born sceptical or cynical. They are made that way by events, circumstances. Votes: 2
Paul GettyAs we get older - perhaps I'm just speaking for myself - we can get too cynical. Votes: 2
Matt SmithI am neither bitter nor cynical but I do wish there was less immaturity in political thinking. Votes: 2
Franklin D. RooseveltIn order to be an immaculate member of a flock of sheep, one must above all be a sheep oneself. Votes: 2
Albert EinsteinCannes is a very strange place. I tried to show up as best I could and to try not to be cynical. Votes: 2
Lili TaylorI really try, at least consciously, not to be cynical or ironic. Votes: 0
Alejandro Gonzalez InarrituA cynical plan has been launched in Ukraine to destroy this administration Votes: 0
Viktor YushchenkoYou should always be questioning your government, but do not become cynical. Votes: 0
Pete ViscloskyValentine's Day purely commercial, cynical enterprise, anyway. Matter of supreme indifference to me. Votes: 0
Helen FieldingIf I was working hard, she bled into my personality. I became more cynical. Votes: 0
Marg HelgenbergerDespite his cynical exterior, he had a good heart-and Lissa owned most of it. Votes: 0
Richelle MeadI love writers who are insightful enough to be cynical but choose not to be. Votes: 0
Brian D. McLarenI'm not cynical, but I don't really want to have a boyfriend or husband again. Votes: 0
Alexandra CassavetesA cynical, mercenary, demagogic press will in time produce a people as base as itself. Votes: 0
Joseph PulitzerA cynical, mercenary, demagogic press will produce in time a people as base as itself. Votes: 0
Joseph PulitzerI think the major problem in growing up is to become sophisticated without becoming cynical. Votes: 0
Robert A. HeinleinThe good news is hopeful doesn't mean dumb. The bad news is cynical doesn't mean smart. Votes: 0
Sarah SilvermanThere is no crime in the cynical American calendar more humiliating than to be a sucker. Votes: 0
Max LernerThe rich are not born sceptical or cynical. They are made that way by events, circumstances. Votes: 0
J. Paul GettyThis new world which is being born is cynical and amnesiac. And it has eliminated perspective. Votes: 0
Jean-Luc GodardI'm a worrier. In the UK, if I'm known for anything, it's sort of for being cynical. Votes: 0
Charlie BrookerI would rather have people be even cynical about me than to feed the negative vibe. Y Votes: 0
Michael BubleIt's made me cynical at a young age to see how overlooked certain groups I've admired are. Votes: 0
Bradford CoxTaking down the Christmas tree makes it feel official: time to get back to joyless and cynical. Votes: 0
Greg FitzsimmonsI think I've finally proven something to people who were cynical about me. Because they were cruel. Votes: 0
Nancy SinatraNot to sound cynical, but all you ever learn in prison is how to be a better criminal. Votes: 0
Ras KassA comedian's a comedian. They're a very kind of cynical bunch. I guess that's why I like them. Votes: 0
Graham NortonEvery day I read the newspapers, and no matter how cynical I get, it's imposssible to keep up. Votes: 0
Lily TomlinI'm actually trying to make sense of the world. There's nothing cynical or absurd in what I do. Votes: 0
Yue MinjunAll romantics meet the same fate some day. Drunk and cynical and boring someone in some dark cafe. Votes: 0
Joni MitchellHe could be so cynical. So dry and acidic. As blank as a page. Could he be tender, too? Votes: 0
Kelly CreaghI'm not cynical about love at all. I'm very practical. I think love takes up a lot of time. Votes: 0
Zooey DeschanelThe wise man tests before he talks. The critic but follows the fad of a cynical and apathetic age. Votes: 0
L. Ron HubbardI am not at all cynical, I have merely got experience, which, however, is very much the same thing. Votes: 0
Oscar WildeIt's very easy to be cynical about any kind of interference in things that are beyond our skill set. Votes: 0
Benedict CumberbatchAs cynical as I can be, there's always a part of me that believes in love and the fairy tale. Votes: 0
Lily JamesAt no time do I come from a cynical point of view. I'm coming from a concerned point of view. Votes: 0
Sandra BernhardI think we sort of are all fans of love really, if you're not then you're too cynical aren't you? Votes: 0
MyAnna BuringI think the future also will not belong to those who are cynical or those who stand on the sidelines Votes: 0
Paul Wellstone