Quotes by Cynical It's not that the Irish are cynical. It's rather that they have a wonderful lack of respect for everything and everybody. Brendan Behan ireland-and-the-irish cynical respect You made one mistake. You married me. Brendan Behan cynical married mistake I love writers who are insightful enough to be cynical but choose not to be. Brian D. McLaren cynical insightful enough Conscience is what your mother told you before you were six years old. Brock Chisholm cynical mother years Saying you have a political solution is like saying you can write a pop song that's going to stay at the top of the list forever. I don't have many illusions about this, but I'm not cynical about it. Bruce Sterling cynical writing song Living with a conscience is like driving a car with the brakes on. Budd Schulberg cynical car inspirational I would have never thought in a million years that I would appeal to an Avril fan. But I'm glad that I do because a lot of them aren't jaded or cynical. Butch Walker cynical fans years It is sad but unfortunately true that man learns nothing from history. Carl Jung cynical sad men Be sure that you first preach by the way you live. If you do not, people will notice that you say one thing, but live otherwise, and your words will bring only cynical laughter and a derisive shake of the head. Carlo Borromeo cynical laughter people The worst thing you can become in life is cynical. Cynical is like concrete. and nothing grows in concrete. Carlos Santana cynical worst life-is I've always been a fan first and foremost - obsessing over bands and seeking out bands, and spending hours and hours listening. When I played music, the scope of my fandom became more myopic; I was focusing on the bands we were touring with, or the bands on the label. And you're always positing yourself in relation to other bands. Since I haven't been playing, I feel a little less cynical. I'm able to seek out music and approach it strictly as a fan. Carrie Brownstein cynical hours listening When I'm cynical, I seek out bands that are fully participating and trying to push something forward. Or I can just start playing music again - which is happening with a new project. But I think it's always a challenge to overcome cynicism and not get bogged down by a sense of nostalgia. That can be such a stifling feeling. Carrie Brownstein cynical challenges thinking I'm a worrier. In the UK, if I'm known for anything, it's sort of for being cynical. Charlie Brooker cynical known ifs As well as making friends with yourself, fundamentally one should be cynical and critical. This doesn't mean that you should punish yourself, but you just attack the areas of ego's indulgence. At the same time, you continue the friendship with yourself. Chogyam Trungpa cynical ego mean Self improvement is masturbation. Chuck Palahniuk cynical development self Juliana's a year older than me, but she sometimes seems younger - mostly because she's the opposite of cynical and I'm the opposite of the opposite of cynical. Claire LaZebnik cynical opposites years I was never a liberal. I was radical. I was cynical. I was negative. But, I was never a liberal. I always saw that as too lukewarm for me. Clarence Thomas cynical saws negative I would say most comedians have a very cynical worldview of the way the world can work. It's almost like if you didn't, you couldn't be a comedian. Colin Quinn cynical comedian world Don't be cynical; it leads nowhere. If you work hard, and are kind, amazing things will happen to you. Conan O'Brien cynical hard-work kind I'm actually genuinely optimistic about the United States and what's possible in the United States. And when you're out here, you see Americans across racial and economic and socioeconomic lines working together. And you maybe get a little bit less cynical than when you sit in the seat of kind of the epicenter of it all. Condoleezza Rice cynical optimistic working-together «1234567891011»