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A cynic can chill and dishearten with a single word. Ralph Waldo Emerson Cynicism 137
The cynics are right nine times out of ten. H. L. Mencken Cynicism 90
Stir not the bitterness in the cup that I mixed for myself said Denethor. Have I not tasted it now many nights upon my tongue foreboding that worse lay in the dregs J.R.R. Tolkien Cynicism 89
Cynicism is not realistic and tough. Its unrealistic and kind of cowardly because it means you dont have to try. in Good Housekeeping Peggy Noonan Cynicism 88
It takes a clever man to turn cynic and a wise man to be clever enough not to. Fannie Hurst Cynicism 87
The satirist is prevented by repulsion from gaining a better knowledge of the world he is attracted to, yet he is forced by attraction to concern himself with the world that repels him. Italo Calvino Cynicism 85
All I have to be thankful for in this world is that I was sitting down when my garter busted. Dorothy Parker Cynicism 84
It is not that I am mad it is only that my head is different from yours. Diogenes of Sinope Cynicism 82
Cynicism is the humor of hatred. Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree Cynicism 81
The world didnt give a shit. It didnt bestow. It took Dennis Lehane Cynicism 80
Satire is focused bitterness. Leo Rosten Cynicism 79
A cynic is not merely one who reads bitter lessons from the past; he is one who is prematurely disappointed in the future. Sydney J. Harris Cynicism 79
Sarcasm I now see to be, in general, the language of the devil; for which reason I have long since as good as renounced it. Thomas Carlyle Cynicism 78
By rights, satire is a lonely and introspective occupation, for nobody can describe a fool to the life without much patient self-inspection. Frank Moore Colby Cynicism 77
It is said that truth comes from the mouths of fools and children: I wish every good mind which feels an inclination for satire would reflect that the finest satirist always has something of both in him. G. C. (Georg Christoph) Lichtenberg Cynicism 76
The only deadly sin I know is cynicism. Henry Lewis Stimson Cynicism 76
... motivating people forcing them to your will gives you a cynical attitude toward humanity. It degrades everything it touches. Frank Herbert Cynicism 74
Cynicism is often the shamefaced product of inexperience. A.J. Liebling Cynicism 72
Its when the international community expresses concern about your situation that your situation is well and truly fucked. Michael D. Weiss Cynicism 71
As my father always used to tell me You see son theres always someone in the world worse off than you. And I always used to think So Bill Bryson Cynicism 71
Youre such an optimist Kane thats your problem. You only end up disappointed. Paul Grist Cynicism 70
I am most proud of my integrity and least proud of my cynicism. Chloe Sevigny Cynicism 69
Sarcasm: the last refuge of modest and chaste-souled people when the privacy of their soul is coarsely and intrusively invaded. Fyodor Dostoyevsky Cynicism 69
Si la cursilera fuera un pecado yo cada noche me ganara el infierno. Xavier Velasco Cynicism 69
What I claim is to live to the full the contradiction of my time, which may well make sarcasm the condition of truth. Roland Barthes Cynicism 68
I refused to attend his funeral. But I wrote a very nice letter explaining that I approved of it. Mark Twain Cynicism 61
Scratch any cynic and you will find a disappointed idealist. George Carlin Cynicism 58
Thats what Ive never been able to get about religion that charmless combination of altruism and insanity. Give me a cynical selfinterested bastard any day of the week at least you can play chicken with him and know hell stick to the rules. Mike Carey Cynicism 57
I am skeptical in principle, gullible in practice. Mason Cooley Cynicism 56
A cynic is a blackguard whose faulty vision sees things as they are, and not as they ought to be. Ambrose Bierce Cynicism 55
It seems all spirits need theatrics eh Even Christ himself requires incense and holy water. Were a skeptical people. We need convincing. Megan Chance Cynicism 54
Satirists gain the applause of others through fear, not through love. William Hazlitt Cynicism 54
Cynicism is an unpleasant way of saying the truth. Lillian Hellman Cynicism 53
Fools are my theme, let satire be my song. Lord (George Gordon) Byron Cynicism 53
A true friend is a gift from God. Since God doesnt exist guess what Neither do true friends. Scott Dikkers Cynicism 51
The less savory your expectations... the less likely youll end up surprised. Sean DeLauder Cynicism 51
You know the Philistines have long since discarded the rack and stake as a means of suppressing the opinions they feared theyve discovered a much more deadly weapon of destruction the wisecrack. W. Somerset Maugham Cynicism 48
We are all cynics now I suppose and even a mewling infant knows that to save a life is to make an eternal enemy. Paul Hoffman Cynicism 46
Out of the unconscious lips of babes and sucklings are we satirized. Mark Twain Cynicism 46
Cynic, n. A blackguard whose faulty vision sees things as they are not as they ought to be. Ambrose Bierce Cynicism 45
Cynicism is intellectual dandyism. George Meredith Cynicism 44
Lifethe way it really isis a battle not between good and bad but between bad and worse Joseph Brodsky Cynicism 44
Nothing is more discouraging than unappreciated sarcasm. Source Unknown Cynicism 44
...God created the world in six days. On the seventh day he rested. On the eighth day he started getting complaints. And it hasnt stopped since. James Scott Bell Cynicism 43
Every ounce of my cynicism is supported by historical precedent. Glen Cook Cynicism 41
A cynic is a man who knows the price of everything, and the value of nothing. Source Unknown Cynicism 41
Scratch the surface of most cynics and you find a frustrated idealist someone who made the mistake of converting his ideals into expectations. Peter M. Senge Cynicism 40
A cynic is a man who, when he smells flowers, looks around for a coffin. H. L. Mencken Cynicism 40
Cynicism is intellectual treason. Norman Cousins Cynicism 40
Havent you heard of privacy or were you raised by a tribe of hedonistic Vikings Wade Kelly Cynicism 40

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