Cynicism Quotes

"If stupidity got us in this mess, how come it can't get us out?" "Inside every cynical person, there is a disappointed idealist" "We will gradually become indifferent to what goes on in the minds of other people when we acquire enough knowledge of the crudities of life" "He may look like an idiot and talk like an idiot but don't let that fool you. He really is an idiot." "I have certain rules I live by. My first rule: I don't believe anything the government tells me." "The television business is a cruel and shallow money trench a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free and good men die like dogs for no good reason" "That's why they call it the American Dream, because you have to be asleep to believe it" "When you're born you get a ticket to the freak show. When you're born in America, you get a front-row seat" "It’s called the American Dream because you have to be asleep to believe it" "What is a cynic? A man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing." "People are always shouting they want to create a better future. It's not true. The future is an apathetic void of no interest to anyone" "The music business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free, and good men die like dogs There's also a negative side" "The brutal reality of politics would be probably intolerable without drugs" "I pride myself on the fact that my work has no socially redeeming value" "Reality continues to ruin my life" "Scratch any cynic and you will find a disappointed idealist" "Love letters are laughable; leave them unwritten. " "He who wishes to deceive will never fail to find willing dupes." "So, what's it like in the real world? Well, the food is better, but beyond that, I don't recommend it" "We are all routinely encouraged to become cynical, despairing and bitter; the trick is to tell the truth without falling into these traps."