#cynicism

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The world didn't give a shit. It didn't bestow. It took


Dennis Lehane


#life #life

Cynicism creates a numbness toward life. Cynicism begins with a wry assurance that everyone has an angle. Behind every silver lining is a cloud. The cynic is always observing, critiquing, but never engaging, loving, and hoping. ... To be cynical is to be distant. While offering a false intimacy of being "in the know," cynicism actually destroys intimacy. It leads to bitterness that can deaden and even destroy the spirit. ... Cynicism begins, oddly enough, with too much of the wrong kind of faith, with naive optimism or foolish confidence. At first glance, genuine faith and naive optimism appear identical since both foster confidence and hope.But the similarity is only surface deep.Genuine faith comes from knowing my heavenly Father loves, enjoys, and cares for me. Naive optimism is groundless. It is childlike trust without the loving Father. ... Optimism in the goodness of people collapses when it confronts the dark side of life. ... Shattered optimism sets us up for the fall into defeated weariness and, eventually, cynicism. You'd think it would just leave us less optimistic, but we humans don't do neutral well. We go from seeing the bright side of everything to seeing the dark side of everything. We feel betrayed by life. ... The movement from naive optimism to cynicism is the new American journey. In naive optimism we don't need to pray because everything is under control. In cynicism we can't pray because everything out of control, little is possible. With the Good Shepherd no longer leading us through the valley of the shadow of death, we need something to maintain our sanity. Cynicism's ironic stance is a weak attempt to maintain a lighthearted equilibrium in a world gone mad. ... Without the Good Shepherd, we are alone in a meaningless story. Weariness and fear leave us feeling overwhelmed, unable to move. Cynicism leaves us doubting, unable to dream. The combination shuts down our hearts, and we just show up for life, going through the motions.


Paul E. Miller


#prayer #death

But I was naturally suspicious; it comes from working too closely with the police for too long. Cynicism is so contagious.


Laurell K. Hamilton


#police #suspicious #nature

A cynic is a man who knows the price of everything, and the value of nothing.


Oscar Wilde


#nothing

Cynicism, like gullibility, is a symptom of underdeveloped critical faculties.


Jamie Whyte


#cynicism #logic #journalist

I think we too often make choices based on the safety of cynicism, and what we're lead to is a life not fully lived. Cynicism is fear, and it's worse than fear - it's active disengagement.


Ken Burns


#based #choices #cynicism #disengagement #fear

Wish in one hand, shit in the other, see which one fills up faster.


Noelle Oxenhandler


#humour #life #melancholy #the-art-of-wishing #truth

Cynicism is intellectual treason.


Norman Cousins


#intellectual #treason

That's what I've never been able to get about religion: that charmless combination of altruism and insanity. Give me a cynical, self-interested bastard any day of the week; at least you can play chicken with him and know he'll stick to the rules.


Mike Carey


#cynicism #religion

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


Ang Lee


#comedy #cynicism #i #looking #making