#cynic

I hate cynicism - it's my least favorite quality and it doesn't lead anywhere. ↗

— Conan O'Brien

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I am neither bitter nor cynical but I do wish there was less immaturity in political thinking. ↗

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

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It's an indication of how cynical our society has become that any kind of love story with a sad theme is automatically ridiculed as sentimental junk. ↗

— Winona Ryder

#automatically #become #cynical #how #indication

That's probably when I get the most angry at American movies, when they just so cynically manipulate the audience without even trying to give a good story. ↗

— Gene Siskel

#american movies #angry #audience #cynically #even

But I'm trying not to be cynical - I don't want to be one of those people who has a cool opportunity and blows it. It's really amazing what's happening to me. ↗

— Shannyn Sossamon

#blows #cool #cynical #happening #i

Films that are entertainments give simple answers but I think that's ultimately more cynical, as it denies the viewer room to think. If there are more answers at the end, then surely it is a richer experience. ↗

— Michael Haneke

#cynical #denies #end #entertainments #experience

An idealist believes the short run doesn't count. A cynic believes the long run doesn't matter. A realist believes that what is done or left undone in the short run determines the long run. ↗

— Sydney J. Harris

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Irony differentiates. Cynicism never does. ↗

— Paul Horgan

#differentiates #does #irony #never

I'm an old cynic. ↗

— Margot Kidder

#i #old

The worst cynicism: a belief in luck. ↗

— Joyce Carol Oates

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