Roseanne Barr Quotes

I am very suspicious of people.

A man may make a misanthrope of himself, but he is never one by nature.

I hate people.

I'm rather a cynic, I suppose. I do not believe in the niceness of humanity.

I know I have pretty good instincts.

I have a big cynical side to me.

I hate cynicism - it's my least favorite quality and it doesn't lead anywhere.

There's a lot to be said for misanthropy.

There will always be people who question your motives.

When we cannot stand certain people, we try to have suspicions about them.

With total strangers, it had always been my policy to expect the worst. Usually they-and those that you knew best, for that matter-did not disappoint.

I'm not as trusting as people think I am. Sure, I see the best in people, but that doesn't mean it's really there.

My pessimism extends to the point of even suspecting the sincerity of other pessimists.

People like Bill Maher, who brags about being a cynic, it sickens me. I am the least cynical person I know, and I am very, very skeptical.

We are all selfish and I no more trust myself than others with a good motive.

Cynicism is intellectual treason.

I've been blessed with a good head on my shoulders and quite a good ability of discernment. I can see through people.

I'm an old cynic.

I'm one of these people who tries to look for the good in people, but I've learnt that, actually, no, some people fundamentally just are not nice.

At a very young age, I could look at people and tell that everyone was, in a sense, worthless in their own mind. And you couldn't trust anyone. No one was good.

I am sort of pessimistic in that way where I often think the worst of people.

People are no damned good.

My brother asked me once, 'Are you a misanthrope?' And I said, 'No, I just find people irritating.'

I'm riddled with cynicism. Whenever anyone says 'trust me,' the hairs go up on the back of my neck.

The more cynical you become, the better off you'll be.