A cynic is a man who, when he smells flowers, looks around for a coffin.
~H. L. Mencken

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A cynic is not merely one who reads bitter lessons from the past, he is one who is prematurely disappointed in the future.
~Sidney J. Harris

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

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Cynicism is not realistic and tough. It's unrealistic and kind of cowardly because it means you don't have to try.
~Peggy Noonan

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Cynics regarded everybody as equally corrupt... Idealists regarded everybody as equally corrupt, except themselves.
~Robert Anton Wilson

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

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I have no cynicism at all.
~Antony Sher

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Idealism is what precedes experience; cynicism is what follows.
~David T. Wolf

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

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My pessimism extends to the point of even suspecting the sincerity of the pessimists.
~Jean Rostand

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Never be a cynic, even a gentle one. Never help out a sneer, even at the devil.
~Vachel Lindsay

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No matter how cynical you get, it is impossible to keep up.
~Lily Tomlin

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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.
~Susan Estrich

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

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