Cynicism Quotes

Cynicism is an unpleasant way of saying the truth.

After making several tragic movies in a row, I was looking to do a comedy, and one without cynicism.

I don't think you can ever be ahead of your time with cynicism about that subject. No, I don't think it was ahead of its time. I think it was very much a product of its time.

There is an institutional cynicism that causes reporters to question everything the President says, and the motives of everything the President and his Administration try to accomplish.

Irony differentiates. Cynicism never does.

Nevertheless, I resist cynicism and continue to believe in the possibilities for genuine democracy.

I think a lot of cynicism has dropped away from my shoulders since I stopped drinking.

I understand the concept of optimism. But I think with me what you get is a lack of cynicism.

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

It's a good time to be making movies, despite the cynicism people have about Hollywood.

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.

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.

I have no cynicism at all.

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.

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.

Cynicism is intellectual treason.

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.

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.