#cynicism

Cynicism is intellectual dandyism. ↗

— George Meredith

#intellectual

There is an institutional cynicism that causes reporters to question everything the President says, and the motives of everything the President and his Administration try to accomplish. ↗

— Dee Dee Myers

#administration #causes #cynicism #everything #his

Scepticism is a necessary and vital part of the journalist's toolkit. But when scepticism becomes cynicism it can close off thought and block the search for truth. ↗

— Jeremy Paxman

#block #close #cynicism #journalist #necessary

It seems to me that the way to remove people's cynicism is, when asked a straight question, to give a straight answer. ↗

— Jeremy Paxman

#asked #cynicism #give #me #people

Reforming public education, cutting property taxes, fixing adult and child protective services and funding our budget can all occur when Democrats and Republicans engage in consensus and cooperation - not cynicism and combat. ↗

— Rick Perry

#budget #child #combat #consensus #cooperation

People have moved beyond apathy, beyond skepticism into deep cynicism. ↗

— Elliot Richardson

#beyond #cynicism #deep #into #moved

There is no power in cynicism. There is no forward thrust in cynicism. ↗

— Jesse Jackson

#forward #power #thrust

The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who have not got it. ↗

— George Bernard Shaw

#called #commonly #cynicism #got #observation

I don't think I have one iota of cynicism about acting. ↗

— Donald Sutherland

#acting #cynicism #i #iota #think