{"topic":"cynicism","quotes":[{"quote":"Idealism is what precedes experience; cynicism is what follows.","author":"David T. Wolf"},{"quote":"The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who have not got it.","author":"George Bernard Shaw"},{"quote":"A cynic is a man who, when he smells flowers, looks around for a coffin.","author":"H. L. Mencken"},{"quote":"My pessimism extends to the point of even suspecting the sincerity of the pessimists.","author":"Jean Rostand"},{"quote":"Cynicism is an unpleasant way of saying the truth.","author":"Lillian Hellman"},{"quote":"No matter how cynical you get, it is impossible to keep up.","author":"Lily Tomlin"},{"quote":"What is a cynic? A man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing.","author":"Oscar Wilde"},{"quote":"Cynicism is not realistic and tough. It's unrealistic and kind of cowardly because it means you don't have to try.","author":"Peggy Noonan"},{"quote":"Cynics regarded everybody as equally corrupt... Idealists regarded everybody as equally corrupt, except themselves.","author":"Robert Anton Wilson"},{"quote":"A cynic is not merely one who reads bitter lessons from the past, he is one who is prematurely disappointed in the future.","author":"Sidney J. Harris"},{"quote":"Never be a cynic, even a gentle one. Never help out a sneer, even at the devil.","author":"Vachel Lindsay"}]}