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There's a justifiable degree of cynicism about the new coalition. People are unsure about what it will deliver in terms of economic reforms. (Quote by - Daragh Maher)

Legally, I never received the draft notice. Morally, it is really cynical to summon me, the president of a (political) party that before the war and during the war has warned against the catastrophic policy of this regime. (Quote by - Zoran Djindjic)

The cynics are right nine times out of ten. (Quote by - Henry Louis Mencken)

There's something I believe wholeheartedly: Cynicism is the true refuge of the pseudo-intellectual, .. Cynicism is easy. Joy is an extremely advanced spiritual and intellectual tenet. (Quote by - Craig Ferguson)

But, through the shift of mood and mood, Mine ancient humor saves him whole The cynic devil in his blood That bids him mock his hurrying soul; That bids him flout the Law he makes, That bids him make the Law he flouts, Till, dazed by many doubts, h. (Quote by - Rudyard Kipling)

What is a cynic? A man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing. (Quote by - Oscar Wilde)

The opposite of creativity is cynicism. (Quote by - Esa Saarinen)

An idealist believes the short run doesn't count. A cynic believes the long run doesn't matter. A realist believes that what is done or left undone in the short run determines the long run. (Quote by - Sydney J. Harris)

He felt about books as doctors feel about medicines, or managers about plays -- cynical but hopeful. (Quote by - Rose Macaulay)

This is just to try to keep the Republicans out of hot water until after the elections. It's one of the most cynical things I've seen in the legislative process. (Quote by - Craig Holman)

If someone tells him the truth, he looks upon that as poison. He cannot tell victory from defeat. This is the way of life in the world of the faithless cynic. (Quote by - Sri Guru Granth Sahib)

We're both on the rebound, or whatever that terminology is when you're in recovery from a divorce. We have that in common, both scratching our heads fighting being cynical. And it's hard. You need a lot of humor to fight cynicism, and this movie has it - both, actually. So it's great. (Quote by - Diane Lane)

It's not that the Irish are cynical. It's rather that they have a wonderful lack of respect for everything and everybody. (Quote by - Brendan Behan)

You will find that there is a very significant skepticism or cynicism that has been developing among law students -- and has been for quite some time, .. That may be attributed in part, if not in whole, to the approach that is being advanced by the law schools. (Quote by - Bruce Green)

A cynic should never marry an idealist. For the cynic, marriage represents the welcome end of romantic life, with all its agony and ecstasy. But for the idealist, it is only the beginning. (Quote by - Julie Burchill)

The European arguments against the Iran-Libya Sanctions Act demonstrate that "some Europeans have never lost faith in appeasement as a way of life. It is clear that Iran is cynically manipulating gullible (or equally cynical) Europeans to advance its development of weapons of mass destruction. (Quote by - John Bolton)

There is nothing so pitiful as a young cynic because he has gone from knowing nothing to believing nothing. (Quote by - Maya Angelou)

This is a cynical attempt by a certain faction of politicians to utilize religion to divide the people of Missouri along religious lines during an election year. It essentially asks legislators to vote on whether they believe in God and whether they think that the Christian version of God should be ratified as the state religion of Missouri. (Quote by - Brett Shirk)

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