#cynicism

Most of our faults are more pardonable than the means we use to conceal them. ↗

— François de La Rochefoucauld

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No matter how cynical you get, it is impossible to keep up. ↗

— Lily Tomlin

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If you're sick and tired of the politics of cynicism and polls and principles, come and join this campaign. ↗

— George W. Bush

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

— Ang Lee

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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

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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

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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

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There's nothing more painful than something that's superficially upbeat but you can kind of tell behind it that there's a cynicism, or even a bitterness. ↗

— Grant-Lee Phillips

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

— Elliot Richardson

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I am most proud of my integrity and least proud of my cynicism. ↗

— Chloe Sevigny

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