10 QUOTES WITH «CYNICAL»
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cynical.
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.
Perhaps the biggest myth about cynicism is that it deepens with age. I think what really happens is that experience painfully rips away layers of scales from our eyes, and so we do indeed become more cynical about many of the things we naively accepted when younger.
You write who you are somehow. Even if you try to not to. You can't help but write who you are. I'm just not a very cynical person. I believe in the humanity of people, whether it is just the guys in 'The Full Monty' or Aron Ralston.
It's so easy to manipulate an audience, but it's nearly always clear that you are being manipulated. I think even people that are not critically attuned are aware of cynical manipulation in film.
I can say that even in the midst of my most cynical comic stripping: Opus shone through with a bit of heart, anchoring the ugly proceedings with a comforting pull of emotion.
I think we sort of are all fans of love really, if you're not then you're too cynical aren't you?
I'm not cynical, but I don't really want to have a boyfriend or husband again.
Relentless and cynical traffic-trawling is bad for the soul.
I will never be cynical again about people.
If you look at some shows that have an ugly feel to them, or a nihilistic sort of feel to them, you'll usually find a group of cynical, unhappy, miserable people behind the production. If you see a show that's rather boring, or a cookie-cutter factory show, you'll usually find some pretty uninteresting, boring people behind it.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CYNICAL»
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cynical in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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Cynical Acumen: The Anarchic Guide to Clinical Medicine
The book entertainingly considers the world outside medicine with anecdotes on the important things in life such as sport, literature, Thai cooking and the dissolution of the monasteries.
2
Critique of
Cynical Reason
Upon its publication in Germany in 1983, this author's book stirred both critical acclaim and consternation, attracting a wide readership.
3
The
Cynical Society: The Culture of Politics and the ...
The Cynical Society is a study of the political despair and abdication of (individual) responsibility Goldfarb calls cynicism—a central but unexamined aspect of contemporary American political and social life.
Jeffrey C. Goldfarb, 1991
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Dialogic Civility in a
Cynical Age: Community, Hope, and ...
Arnett (communication and English) and Arneson (communication -- both of Duquesne University -- offer a way to find hope in what they call the "mud of everyday life".
Ronald C. Arnett, Pat Arneson, 1999
5
The
Cynical Idealist: A Spiritual Biography of John Lennon
Published to coincide with the 30th anniversary of his death, a spiritual portrait of the iconic Beatles artist offers insight into his turbulent childhood and contributions as a peace advocate, social activist and family member, in an ...
6
Para-Sites: A Casebook Against
Cynical Reason
Para-Sites, the penultimate volume in the Late Editions series, explores how social actors located within centers of power and privilege develop and express a critical consciousness of their own situations.
7
Plays from the
Cynical Life
The plays in this volume are one-act dramas based on human situations as conceived and interpreted by Strindberg at a time when he was convinced human beings are essentially selfish, self-centered creatures.
8
Cynical Maxims and Marginalia
Careful argumentation has its place and value, but so does firing off a quiver full of flaming rhetorical arrows. These are haphazard shots loosed into the darkness. Take cover.
9
Under the radar: talking to today's
cynical consumer
Offering valuable lessons from the founders of one of today’s most innovative and successful advertising firms, Under the Radar is essential reading for absolutely anyone involved in selling to consumers, from self-employed copywriters to ...
Jonathan Bond, Richard Kirshenbaum, 1998
10
Soul of a Citizen: Living With Conviction in a
Cynical Time
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10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CYNICAL»
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Valley Voice: Choose hope in a cynical world
There is plenty to worry about in the world today and thus ample room for cynicism and despair. One study lists the 10 top problems on our ... «The Desert Sun, Jul 15»
'Among the Ten Thousand Things' puts a cynical twist on the …
A vain artist, a former ballet dancer, a rebellious teenage son and a daughter who writes erotic Seinfeld fan fiction. These aren't your typical ... «Mashable, Jul 15»
Road plan is a cynical insult to intelligence
But if the Senate plan is badly flawed, the House plan is a cynical insult to the intelligence. It would start out by bizarrely punishing both ... «Michigan Radio, Jul 15»
Lapid's cynical ploy
The United States, as well as European "powers," have decided to capitulate to the demands of the Iranians. They do not have the will or ... «Israel Hayom, Jul 15»
Obama faces cynical Congress if Iran deal is concluded
The conclusion of a nuclear agreement with Iran, should it happen, will mark only the start of negotiations at home for the White House as it has ... «Irish Times, Jul 15»
True Detective offers a uniquely cynical look at love
Is True Detective Season 2 the most cynical love story ever told? The ghost of Conway Twitty (or at least a decent impersonator) haunted Ray's ... «SheKnows.com, Jul 15»
Cynical Tory bid to scrap Rights Act
Scrapping the Human Rights Act is a cynical attempt to strengthen state power and diminish British liberties and should be opposed as an ... «Belfast Newsletter, Jul 15»
The Tory budget plan to cut tax credits – is it naive or just plain …
Cynical or naive? It's a tough one, isn't it? I see IDS as a well-intentioned plonker, a social Catholic who is genuinely concerned about the poor ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
Terminator: Genisys review – Arnie's back, in a cynical franchisebot
Here is the intensely unnecessary back-to-the-beginning-with-a-twist Terminator movie: it's as if it has gone back in time to murder our ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
Cookie Monster responds to Siri's zero dividing cynical comments
PASADENA, CA: The Cookie Monster rides on The International Music Products Association's 'Music Makes us Family' float in the 116th ... «ABC Action News, Jul 15»
