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I read some of my stories recently and thought, 'How in the hell did I get away with that?' I had some really raw cynicism in some of them.

Cynicism is the humour of hatred.

Anything that has cynicism to it and that's jaded is smutty.

Most cynics are really crushed romantics: they've been hurt, they're sensitive, and their cynicism is a shell that's protecting this tiny, dear part in them that's still alive.

I think we too often make choices based on the safety of cynicism, and what we're lead to is a life not fully lived. Cynicism is fear, and it's worse than fear - it's active disengagement.

If you're sick and tired of the politics of cynicism and polls and principles, come and join this campaign.

We can destroy ourselves by cynicism and disillusion, just as effectively as by bombs.

Cynicism is tough. A cynic's point of view is really pitiful. I derive pleasure out of a lot of things in life. As long as I'm fairly healthy, it's hard to stay dismal for very long.

Hypocrisy is the outside of cynicism.

Cynicism is full of naive disappointments.

Cynicism is intellectual treason.

I think a lot of cynicism has dropped away from my shoulders since I stopped drinking.

I don't think you can ever be ahead of your time with cynicism about that subject. No, I don't think it was ahead of its time. I think it was very much a product of its time.

For a poet to depict a poet in poetry is a hazardous experiment; in regarding one's own trade a sense of humour and a little wholesome cynicism are not amiss.

This isn't really a convention, This is really an infomercial. And every night we'll have a different infomercial and people view it with a certain level of cynicism.

Nevertheless, I resist cynicism and continue to believe in the possibilities for genuine democracy.

The nature of journalism has been the enemy of idealism and the source of cynicism among American reporters and editors throughout our history.

Cynicism is an unpleasant way of saying the truth.

Irony differentiates. Cynicism never does.

I don't think you lead by pessimism and cynicism. I think you lead by optimism and enthusiasm and energy.