Quotes About Skepticism

The culture of critique undermines the spirit not only of people in public roles but of those who read about them, afraid to believe in anyone or anything because the next story... will tell them why they shouldn't.

The easiest way to be cheated is to believe yourself to be more cunning than others.

I see myself as an avatar of curiosity and doubt.

For nobody is curious, who isn't malevolent.

I'm an old cynic.

I can work with skeptics - cynics are a little bit harder because they already have their mind made up. There's nothing that I'm going to say that's going to change that.

Personally, I'm such a cynic.

The rich are not born sceptical or cynical. They are made that way by events, circumstances.

The more cynical you become, the better off you'll be.

England's just very cynical. Like I am. Like we all are.

I'm not cynical, but I don't really want to have a boyfriend or husband again.

England's just very cynical.

I worry that, given the way the 2016 election went, how cynical and how terrible politics seems, that young people will be less likely to get involved.

I think the people who are making Christmas-themed movies today feel that people are more cynical about Christmas. There's more of an edge.

A comedian's a comedian. They're a very kind of cynical bunch. I guess that's why I like them.

I'm sure some cynical people would point to that as the main reason for doing it for a lot of people.

I have a big cynical side to me.

I don't know if I'm supposed to say this, but probably not... I was a really cynical child.

It is true what is said in Washington - 'No matter how cynical you get, it's never enough to catch up.'

Boxing fans are a very cynical bunch.

We have an educated and cynical electorate.

I'm not cynical at all.

You have to be cynical because this is a business. Everyone is making money out of you.

Sometimes I do think that politicians are only in it for themselves, but actually as Ive got older Ive started to feel less cynical about them.