The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who have not got it. George Bernard Shaw
Cynicism is intellectual treason. Norman Cousins
Cynicism is an unpleasant way of saying the truth. Lillian Hellman
In the end we shall have had enough of cynicism and skepticism and humbug and we shall want to live more musically. Vincent van Gogh
Cynicism is the intellectual cripple’s substitute for intelligence. Russell Lynes
Cynicism is intellectual dandyism without the coxcomb’s feathers. George Meredith
The worst cynicism: a belief in luck. Joyce Carol Oates