443 Quotes About Cynicism

I spoke one time at the Library of Congress, in 1972, or so. A man stood up in the middle of the audience, when I was about halfway through, and he said, "What right have you, as leader of America's young people, to make those people so cynical and pessimistic?"I had no good answer, so I left the stage.Talk about profiles in courage!

I sometimes think that 'friend' is just a word I use for all the people I haven't murdered yet.

Trade in our cynical hopelessness for cynical hopefulness. If we must be cynical, choose hopeful over hopeless.

I had no trouble with his readiness to change his attitude. I despise the oppression of social hierarchies and seniority-based systems, unless I'm the beneficiary.

The continuation of man’s life is more attributable to his fear of death than it is to his desire to live. As a matter of fact, in countless cases, it is attributable to only the former.

The internet rewarded all the parts of my personality that the tangible world didn't: sarcasm, cynicism, and a refusal to enjoy almost anything.

Cassidy and I wouldn’t be friends if we met today. She’s blunt, even when she shouldn’t be. She’s cynical to the point of perpetual gloom. Her interest in culture begins and ends with fashion magazines—hence the gloom. She’s still the best friend I’ve ever had. We’re there for each other in a way no one else is. That’s what counts, not the music she listens to or the books she doesn’t read.

Love Alone Triumphs (The Sonnet)Great people have often said,Truth alone triumphs.I am no great but a plain human,So I say, love alone triumphs.Truth may require intellect,Inquiry requires some cynicism.To be loving needs none of that,Love lights up the darkest chasm.Keep your intellect if you desire,Explore further the arc of truth.But all the discovery means nothing,If countless souls go without food.It is far better to be an insane lover,Than to be a heartless discoverer.

Monday. Given that it means "day of the moon," you'd think there'd be more butts involved.