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- Nov 07, 2020
Cynics Quotes
Doubt examined, and sometimes defended.
These cynics quotes argue both sides — some defend cynicism as clear-eyed realism, while others call it a self-imposed blindness that stops people from learning. The debate itself makes the page worth reading. See America quotes for the cultural angle one quote raises.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Grow
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- Nov 07, 2020
Cynicism masquerades as wisdom, but it is the furthest thing from it. Because cynics don't learn anything. Because cynicism is a self-imposed blindness: a rejection of the world because we are afraid it will hurt us or disappoint us. Cynics always say 'no.' But saying 'yes' begins things. Saying 'yes' is how things grow.
- Nobody
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- Nov 07, 2020
There's nothing more frustrating than seeing cynics sit there and say, 'Well, nobody can make any more money because Microsoft and Intel own everything.' Is the software industry mature, or is it embryonic? I would say it's embryonic. There will be a hundred more Microsofts, not just one.
- Happy
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- Nov 07, 2020
If there's one thing that makes me cynical, it's optimists. They are just far too cynical about cynicism. If only they could see that cynics can be happy, constructive, even fun to hang out with, they might learn a thing or two.
- Children
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- Nov 07, 2020
Modern cynics and skeptics... see no harm in paying those to whom they entrust the minds of their children a smaller wage than is paid to those to whom they entrust the care of their plumbing.
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- Nov 07, 2020