George MacDonald Fraser Quotes

Skepticism about authority turns into corrosive cynicism.

There's a lot to be said for misanthropy.

My friends are so cynical, they refuse to keep the faith.

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

Skepticism is the sadism of embittered souls.

I'm an old cynic.

I have a grim outlook on the world, and in particular on humanity. Spent years denying it, but I am very misanthropic. And I live alone on a mountain for a reason.

The cynics are right nine times out of ten.

I have a big cynical side to me.

People have moved beyond apathy, beyond skepticism into deep cynicism.

Sneering springs out of the wish to deny; and wretched must that state of mind be that wishes to take refuge in doubt.

Cynicism is often the shamefaced product of inexperience.

If there's one thing you can say about mankind, there's nothing kind about man.

I'm happy to tell you there is very little in this world that I believe in.

Never trust anyone who has no doubts. And I'm not talking about scepticism either: scepticism can be a healthy thing. You can have an argument with someone who's a sceptic. When I say 'cynic', I mean someone who has given up, and they want you to give up too, so it makes them feel better about themselves.

Cynicism has its own zealots.

I'm too cynical to be an optimist.

I don't consider myself a cynic. I think of myself as a skeptic and a realist.

Cynicism is cheap - you can buy it at any Monoprix store - it's built into all poor-quality goods.

The temptation shared by all forms of intelligence: cynicism.

The worst thing about cynicism is its truth.

I'm always coming up against scepticism in my life.

I'm a pessimist by nature, so I don't believe something until someone has kind of punched me over the head with it.

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

There is nothing that you could say to me now that I could ever believe.