History teaches us that men and nations behave wisely once they have exhausted all other alternatives. —Abba Eban More about this quote Tags: history wisdom exhaustion cynicism Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
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 More about this quote Tags: future cynicism past Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
Idealism is what precedes experience; cynicism is what follows. —David T. Wolf More about this quote Tags: time cynicism experience Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
Cynically speaking, one could say that it is true to life to be cynical about it. —Paul Tillich More about this quote Tags: truth life cynicism Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
Ninety-eight percent of the adults in this country are decent, hard-working, honest Americans. It's the other lousy two percent that get all the publicity. But then--we elected them. —Lily Tomlin More about this quote Tags: honesty politics cynicism USA hard work elections adults Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
Cynics regarded everybody as equally corrupt... Idealists regarded everybody as equally corrupt, except themselves. —Robert Anton Wilson More about this quote Tags: cynicism idealism corruption Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
A cynic is a man who, when he smells flowers, looks around for a coffin. —H. L. Mencken More about this quote Tags: cynicism death flowers coffins Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
We have men loosening the nails on Noah's ark. —Robert Bly More about this quote Tags: cynicism safety sabatoge Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
We can destroy ourselves by cynicism and disillusion, just as effectively as by bombs. —Kenneth Clark More about this quote Tags: war cynicism destruction Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
If we listened to our intellect, we'd never have a love affair. We'd never have a friendship. We'd never go into business, because we'd be too cynical. Well, that's nonsense. You've got to jump off cliffs all the time and build your wings on the way down. —Annie Dillard More about this quote Tags: love cynicism intellect nonsense affairs Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
Do you want me to tell you something really subversive? Love is everything it's cracked up to be. That's why people are so cynical about it. . . . It really is worth fighting for, being brave for, risking everything for. And the trouble is, if you don't risk anything, you risk even more. —Erica Jong More about this quote Tags: love cynicism risk effort fighting subversiveness Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
The word 'politics' is derived from the word 'poly', meaning 'many', and the word 'ticks', meaning 'blood sucking parasites'. —Larry Hardiman More about this quote Tags: politics humor cynicism Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who have not got it. —George Bernard Shaw More about this quote Tags: cynicism Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
Cynicism is an unpleasant way of saying the truth. —Lillian Hellman More about this quote Tags: cynicism Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
No matter how cynical you get, it is impossible to keep up. —Lily Tomlin More about this quote Tags: cynicism Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email