Cynics are simply thwarted romantics.
-William Goldman
Quotations
Cynicism
What is a cynic? A man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing.
-Oscar Wilde
"Lady Windermere’s Fan"
If there was anything that depressed him more than his own cynicism, it was that quite often it still wasn't as cynical as real life.
-Terry Pratchett
"Guards! Guards!"
The power of accurate observation is frequently called cynicism by those who have not got it.
-George Bernard Shaw
Inside every cynical person, there is a disappointed idealist.
-George Carlin
