Quotes About Cynicism

[Oliver Wendell] Holmes never believed in the truth and morality of the laws he was upholding. He said, "I loathe the thick-fingered clowns we call the people."

Trust is a word created by liars.

I'm a dinosaur, he thought, lumbering through a world where truthtellersare despised.

In my innocent cynicism I didn't see that Cleveland was not trying to look tough; he just didn't care. Which is to say, he knew what he was, and was, if not content with, at least resigned to knowing that he was an alcoholic. And an alcoholic is nothing if not sensitive to the proper time and place for his next drink; his death is one of the most carefully planned and prepared for events in the world.

bullshit sniffer set as ever to a brutally low ppm.

Idealism dies hard with everybody.

Sometimes I think everyone's an attorney.

Personally, I would never help mankind.

The only one among them who wrestled a bit with their role—as the guys who had made a fortune betting against their own society—was Vincent Daniel. "Vinny, being from Queens, needs to see the dark side of everything," said Eisman. To

The only deadly sin I know is cynicism.

I can get away with anything. But when I try to be sincere, people just roll their eyes.

I'm kind of a skeptic at heart.

I'm a natural born skeptic.

No one wants to follow a pessimist... You can be skeptical, you can be realistic, but you can't be cynical. If your boss is Eeyore, do you want to work with someone like that? Oh, bother.

People like Bill Maher, who brags about being a cynic, it sickens me. I am the least cynical person I know, and I am very, very skeptical.

I'm a pretty skeptical person, and I'm a realistic person.

I'm very skeptical about everything. That's how I've always been.

People have moved beyond apathy, beyond skepticism into deep cynicism.

In my opinion I think there's a difference between skepticism and cynicism; I tend to avoid cynicism because I feel it can err sometimes on the side of ignorance, by just disregarding something without actually seeing it or experiencing it first-hand.

A man imagines a happy marriage as a marriage of love; even if he makes fun of marriages that are without love, or feels sorry for lovers who are without marriage.

You don't marry for love. What does love got to do with marriage? I spit on love and marriage. You marry for money.

I love films that test cynicism and inspire you to do better in your dealings with your family and with strangers.

New Rule: If you married a manic-depressive, three of your children died, and while you were president civil war broke out and someone shot you in the head, your coin really shouldn't say, In God We Trust.

As you can see, I have memorized this utterly useless piece of information long enough to pass a test question. I now intend to forget it forever. You've taught me nothing except how to cynically manipulate the system. Congratulations.