The worst thing that can happen in a democracy - as well as in an individual's life - is to become cynical about the future and lose hope.
The cynical part of the answer is that I expect to see a good deal more space opera, set far enough in the future as to be disconnected from contemporary issues.
I am one of those people that's never been really cynical about life, you know.
I'm sure some cynical people would point to that as the main reason for doing it for a lot of people.
I don't want to sound like the old guy, but cynicism is a potential danger. It colors our way of looking at the world.
It seems to me that the way to remove people's cynicism is, when asked a straight question, to give a straight answer.
The cynic says, 'One man can't do anything.' I say, 'Only one man can do anything.'
The worst government is often the most moral. One composed of cynics is often very tolerant and humane. But when fanatics are on top there is no limit to oppression.
When you play music with someone who has a heart rather than playing with someone who is just doing it for money or is cynical it makes all the difference.
It's an indication of how cynical our society has become that any kind of love story with a sad theme is automatically ridiculed as sentimental junk.
I would say most comedians have a very cynical worldview of the way the world can work. It's almost like if you didn't, you couldn't be a comedian.
...their hearts had still not been hardened with the inevitable cynicism that familiarity and experience breed.
All cynics are disappointed idealists. The more stars in the eyes, the harder the fall.
I feel increasingly like age is very irrelevant. Quite often, cynicism is confused with wisdom, and my scorn is confused with a knowing, which I don't have.
I think I hate cynicism more than anything else. It's the curse of our age, and I want to avoid it at all costs.
But I'm trying not to be cynical - I don't want to be one of those people who has a cool opportunity and blows it. It's really amazing what's happening to me.
He see's the world the way cynics do; Not looking for false Hope.
The greater part of the truth is always hidden, in regions out of the reach of cynicism.
The way I see politics is, I don't think it's cynical to accept the fact politicians are human beings, that they're flawed, and they represent the best and the worst of us.
I understand the concept of optimism. But I think with me what you get is a lack of cynicism.
What I'm trying to do is deliver results, not promises; results, not vision; results, not concepts. The world is cynical about IBM's promises.
