Quotes about cynical
cynical
I really try, at least consciously, not to be cynical or ironic. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu
cynical twenties narcissism
As you get older, you just lose that confidence and narcissism you have in your twenties. You realize you have less time on the planet, and you become cynical and less confident. Rose Byrne
cynical moments should
There is nothing more I should do to it now, and therefore I am not likely to be more ready to go than at this moment. Ulysses S. Grant
cynical statistics
The only statistics you can trust are those you falsified yourself. Winston Churchill
cynical marketing quirky
The world is now multicultural the same way the world is round. It's not a selling point, it's not a 'quirky' feature, it's not a cynical marketing ploy, it's not an artistic statement, it's not even a plot device. It's a fact, like seedless grapes. Zadie Smith
cynical shooting matter
When you have to work with and exist amongst cynical, burned-out personnel on a set, it doesn't matter what you're shooting or how much you're being paid - it's not worth it. Henry Rollins
cynical cathedrals built
Intellectuals are cynical and cynics have never built a cathedral. Henry A. Kissinger
cynical world tough
We live in a world where everybody's supposed to be cool and act tough and put up fronts, and everybody is so cynical. James Gunn
cynical body tongue
The function of muscle is to pull and not to push, except in the case of the genitals and the tongue. Leonardo da Vinci
cynical politics telling-the-truth
There's nothing more oily and cynical in politics than telling the truth. P. J. O'Rourke
cynical fool realist
Cynical is a fool's word for realist. Paul Christopher
cynical philosopher ridiculous
There is nothing so absurd or ridiculous that has not at some time been said by some philosopher. Oliver Goldsmith
cynical machines band
The Who is now a brand, not a band; but it is a brand that is upheld by its audience, not an industry or a cynical moneymaking machine. Pete Townshend
cynical religion atheism
The habit of religion is oppressive, an easy way out of thought. Peter Ustinov
cynical kind
I've become less cynical, which is appalling but kind of cool. Joss Whedon
cynical matter i-can
No matter how cynical I get, I can't keep up. Lily Tomlin
cynical trying hard
I try to be cynical, but it's so hard to keep up.
cynical matter newspapers
Every day I read the newspapers, and no matter how cynical I get, it's imposssible to keep up.
cynical matter enough
No matter how cynical you become, it's never enough to keep up.
cynical true-life
Cynically speaking, one could say that it is true to life to be cynical about it. Paul Tillich
cynical want poor
I do not want to be cynical, but if developing nations are kept backward by being told, again and again, you belong to the poor and you are there, where you actually belong, then nothing will change. Paul Kagame
cynical individuality mediocrity
The business world worships mediocrity. Officially we revere free enterprise, initiative and individuality. Unofficially we fear it. George Lois
cynical citizens inheritance
I was determined not to become an American citizen but I did it for completely cynical reasons: to avoid paying inheritance tax in the U.S. Emily Mortimer
cynical easier
It's so much easier to be cynical. Louie Anderson
cynical promise vision
What I'm trying to do is deliver results, not promises; results, not vision; results, not concepts. The world is cynical about IBM's promises. Lou Gerstner
cynical television today
The good television of today is probably better than the best television of the old days. The bad television of today is worse. It is not only bad, it is damaging, meretricious, seedy and cynical. John Humphrys
cynical journalism cynicism
For me, a really radical position for journalism to take is to stop being cynical. Cynicism is what passes for insight among the mediocre. Joe Klein
cynical want sides
'Peace' is when nobody's shooting. A 'just peace' is when our side gets what it wants. Bill Mauldin
cynical life-is worst
The worst thing you can become in life is cynical. Cynical is like concrete. and nothing grows in concrete. Carlos Santana
cynical impossible matter
No matter how cynical you get, it is impossible to keep up.
cynical falsehoods people saddest subjected uniform
The saddest part is that our people in uniform have been subjected to these cynical and pernicious falsehoods day in and day out, Dick Cheney
cynical exercise idealism iraq knowledge leaves mistaken optimism proud tired vietnam virtue
Vietnam was an exercise in mistaken idealism; Iraq in cynical money-making. And there's no optimism or idealism now -- Americans are tired of knowledge. Our leaders, the C-students from Yale, know this. We're proud of being ignorant; that leaves virtue at our core. We aren't frazzled by knowledge like foreigners, so we can be trusted. Kurt Vonnegut
cynical effort exercise iraq policy president shore sponsored support war
Today's so-called 'Freedom Walk' sponsored by the Pentagon is a cynical exercise in an effort to shore up sagging support for the president and his war policy in Iraq .