#cynical

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

#american citizen #avoid #become #citizen #completely

It's very easy to be cynical about the hall of fame. But on the other hand, it's really a beautiful thing for someone like me. I dedicated my entire life to this music. ↗

— Tom Petty

#beautiful #beautiful thing #cynical #dedicated #easy

I would say most comedians have a very cynical worldview of the way the world can work. It's almost like if you didn't, you couldn't be a comedian. ↗

— Colin Quinn

#comedian #comedians #cynical #i #like

I felt slightly superior to student politics, for instance. I had no reason to think this, but I thought of myself as slightly more seasoned. I became quite cynical talking to my student friends. ↗

— Kazuo Ishiguro

#cynical #felt #friends #had #i

As human beings we're so cynical, so uncompassionate. ↗

— Alicia Silverstone

#cynical #human #human beings

People are getting cynical about the news. It doesn't seem like there's one place to watch where you get the straight dope. You watch the channel that proves your point. ↗

— Jason Sudeikis

#channel #cynical #dope #get #getting

A lot of people think I'm cynical when I talk about acting. The truth of the matter is, I just don't want someone to get some lame advice that will send them in the wrong direction. ↗

— Amber Tamblyn

#acting #advice #cynical #direction #get

We have for the past year and undoubtedly will be for the next year, dealing with an electorate that is more alienated and more cynical than at any point in modern time. ↗

— Robert Teeter

#any #cynical #dealing #electorate #modern

The only activity a cynic will find contagious is yawning, that is, with other people, at other people. ↗

— Criss Jami

#bore #boredom #boring #contagious #cynic

Unless I’m at a wedding, I don’t like veiled threats.
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— Jarod Kintz

#cynical #cynicism #marriage #threats #veil