Cynism Quotes & Sayings

Girls and guys, don't let anyone tell you who and what you should be into. — Miya Yamanouchi

Only cynicism redeems a wedding. It takes a lot of cynicism for a couple to reach silver wedding. — Nelson Rodrigues

A custom-tailored suit retains a certain dignity about it. — Vincent Piazza

You sold us out, Clark. You gave them the power that should have been ours. Just like your parents taught you. My parents taught me a different lesson ... lying on this street ... shaking in deep shock ... dying for no reason at all. They showed me that the world only makes sense when you force it to. — Frank Miller

That accurst autobiographic form which puts a premium on the loose, the improvised, the cheap, and the easy. — Henry James

The ability to make witty observations is commonly refered to as "cynism" by people who lack it. — George Bernard Shaw

I found one day in school a boy of medium size ill-treating a smaller boy. I expostulated, but he replied: "The bigs hit me, so I hit the babies; that's fair." In these words he epitomized the history of the human race. — Bertrand Russell

Weak thoughts and feelings often feel strong but remember, real strength is never anxious, cruel, or punishing. — Guy Finley

Love is an act of faith. — Erich Fromm

Awaiting to see the other side of the Coin, whatever it is, Accept it, because you Deserve it — Vinay Kumar

HUMAN BEINGS MAKE LIFE SO INTERESTING. DO YOU KNOW, THAT IN A UNIVERSE SO FULL OF WONDERS, THEY HAVE MANAGED TO INVENT BOREDOM. (Death) — Terry Pratchett

Don't clock anybody, let them all clock you,
Don't be down with anybody, let them all be down with you.
Stay self-managed, self-kept, self-taught,
Be your own man; don't be borrowed, don't be bought. — Heavy D

Men want to be known and loved for who they are by women. — Suzette R. Hinton

You think I lead these people for my own whim? I lead these people, honorable knight, because they have no one but me. Because they came to me when the humans slaughtered their families and drove them out. And I'll keep this place safe for them no matter how much spying and lying and killing it takes. You've never been a commander, lordling, or you'd know that it's easy to prate about honor when you're not responsible for others' lives. But let me tell you a bit of truth
sometimes honor doesn't get it done. — Hilari Bell

The only good thing to come out of it was a kind of wisdom in Hirsch. He'd grown to understand that police officers can drift over time, and it isn't always or entirely conscious but a loss of perspective. Real and imagined grievances develop, a feeling that the job deserved greater and better public recognition. Rewards, for example, in the form of more money, more or better sex, a promotion, a junket to an interstate conference, greater respect in general. Some of these rewards were graspable, others the thwarted dreams that drove their grievances. Cynism set it. The bad guys always got away with it, and the media seized on the police officer who took a bribe rather than the one who helped orphans. So why not take shortcuts and bend the rules?? — Garry Disher

And you believe you will succeed, where God has failed me? — Mary Doria Russell

I did not take a calculus course until my second year of college. — Robert Coleman Richardson

Greater Albania?!", this is a mockery of an unprecedented cynicism. — Ismail Kadare

In today's America He (Jesus) has moved from the central figure of world history to source material for late-night comics and pundits who would not dare treat other religious leaders with such disrespect. — David Jeremiah