#cynic

The cynic says, "One man can't do anything." I say, "Only one man can do anything." ↗

— John W. Gardner

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I think we have to believe we are here for some purpose, and I know there are many cynics who will deny it, but they don't live as if they deny it. ↗

— Joshua Lederberg

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After making several tragic movies in a row, I was looking to do a comedy, and one without cynicism. ↗

— Ang Lee

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Cynically but accurately put, Americans oppose public intervention or regulation if it helps others, but favor it if it helps them - take social security, disaster relief, public works projects, for example. ↗

— Jon Meacham

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Cynicism is intellectual dandyism. ↗

— George Meredith

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Optimism with some experience behind it is much more energizing than plain old experience with a certain degree of cynicism. ↗

— Twyla Tharp

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And if you're doing a deal with a religious son of a bitch, get it in writing. ↗

— William S. Burroughs

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A refusal of praise is a desire to be praised twice. ↗

— François de La Rochefoucauld

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If you stare at someone long enough, they'll eventually look back at you. ↗

— Cory Doctorow

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Most of our faults are more pardonable than the means we use to conceal them. ↗

— François de La Rochefoucauld

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