37 Quotes About Cynicism

Creating the world that we want to see and live in is just part of the way to make a positive change. These quotes about cynicism capture the way to educate your community.

“A cheap and easy cynicism rails at everything. The master of the art accomplishes the formidable task of discrimination.”

“A cynic is a man who, when he smells flowers, looks around for the coffin.”

“A cynic is not merely one who reads bitter lessons from the past; he is one who is prematurely disappointed in the future.”

“A cynic sees little to admire in the world, while the world sees even less to admire in him.”

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

“Churches can become places of cynicism, resistance, and pessimism.”

“Cynical is a fool’s word for realist.”

“Cynicism is an unpleasant way of saying the truth.”

“Cynicism is full of naive disappointments.”

“Cynicism is intellectual treason.”

“Cynicism is not realistic and tough. It’s unrealistic and kind of cowardly, because it means you don’t have to try.”

“Cynicism is the easiest of all reactions, right? But it’s also so disappointing and self-defeating.”

“Cynicism masquerades as wisdom, but it is the farthest thing from it. Because cynics don’t learn anything. Because cynicism is a self-imposed blindness, a rejection of the world because we are afraid it will hurt us or disappoint us.”

“Distrust of government isn’t baseless cynicism. It’s realism.”

“Every ounce of my cynicism is supported by historical precedent.”

“History provides an antidote to cynicism about the past.”

“Hypocrisy is the outside of cynicism.”

“I hate cynicism – it’s my least favorite quality and it doesn’t lead anywhere.”

“I think that all the anger and cynicism comes from suppressing things that we always wanted.”

“I think the most dangerous influence for a young writer is to be treated with cynicism or discouragement.”

“I understand the concept of optimism. But I think with me what you get is a lack of cynicism.”

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

“In the end, that’s what this election is about. Do we participate in a politics of cynicism or a politics of hope? ”

“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.”

“My whole life has been about confronting cynicism.”

“No matter how cynical you get, it is impossible to keep up.”

“One can never take the cynicism one comes across in life too seriously.”

“Please do not be cynical. I hate cynicism. For the record, it’s my least favorite quality. It’s doesn’t lead anywhere. No one in life gets exactly what they thought they were going to
get. But if you work really hard and you’re kind, amazing things will happen.”

“Scratch any cynic and you will find a disappointed idealist.”

“The cynic is to the world what the confirmed bachelor is to mankind.”

“The greater part of the truth is always hidden, in regions out of the reach of cynicism.”

“The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who have not got it.”

“There is no power in cynicism. There is no forward thrust in cynicism.”

“There is nothing so pitiful as a young cynic because he has gone from knowing nothing to believing nothing.”

“We know that in tough times, cynicism is just another way to give up, and in the military, we consider cynicism or giving up simply as forms of cowardice.”

“When… the central places of your heart are covered with the snows of pessimism and the ice of cynicism, then are you grown old, indeed!”

“You know, the cynicism that is in the politics, it is not for my soul. It makes me – out of me, an extremely bitter, cynical person that I hate to see in the mirror, really.”

Being skeptical has some value to achieving the impossible. Some of humanity’s greatest achievements happen until skepticism.