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We consider such insinuations as an attempt, unprecedented in terms of its cynicism, to demonize Russia. – Anatoly Antonov	Found on CNN 1 year ago
Remember this energy, we answered the darkness, the divisiveness, the cynicism with hope, with positivity. With people power. Remember that. We are going to take that into November. We are going to defeat threats to our democracy. To our safety. To our freedom. – Pat Ryan	Found on FOX News 1 year ago
Across the country, National Republicans are attacking our fundamental rights as Americans, destroying democracy, stripping a woman of the right to choose, and standing idly by as gun violence claims too many lives. California is the antidote to their cynicism -- leading with compassion, common-sense and science. – Gavin Newsom	Found on CNN 1 year ago
It certainly represents a high level of at least cynicism, if not outright hypocrisy. – Georgetown University	Found on CNN 2 years ago
We're seeing an enormous level of cynicism and skepticism about the way that big corporations conduct themselves. Voters think that corporations try to squeeze every penny of profit out of every opportunity, regardless of the consequences. – Geoff Garin	Found on CNN 2 years ago
Over time, there can be cynicism, both among the community members and among the cops themselves about the solvability of these crimes, it’s very important that we try to push back on that cynicism as much as possible. – Thomas Abt	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
Las Vegas residents look forward to clearing both of their names in court, las Vegas residents are not trying this matter in the press. Las Vegas residents do find it interesting that the press has the complaint before Ms. Button has even been served. Maybe Las Vegas residents should inspire some cynicism. – Marc Randazza	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
All I ask is one thing, and I'm asking this particularly of young people that watch : Please do not be cynical, i hate cynicism. For the record, it's my least-favorite quality — it doesn't lead anywhere. Nobody in life gets exactly what they thought they were going to get. But if you work really hard and you're kind, amazing things will happen. – Conan OBriens late-night careerO'Brien jokes	Found on CNN 2 years ago
I have been in the room with Vladimir Putin many times when I was working for President Obama. And whataboutism is always a characteristic of these summit meetings, that whataboutism is meant to engender cynicism, that nothing really matters, it's not worth even challenging this, that everybody's just as corrupt as everybody else. – Ben Rhodes	Found on CNN 2 years ago
That whataboutism is meant to engender cynicism, that nothing really matters, it's not worth even challenging this, that everybody's just as corrupt as everybody else, and I think it's incumbent on Joe Biden to draw the clear distinctions between what America stands for in the world and what Vladimir Putin has been up to for the better part of over two decades now. – Ben Rhodes	Found on CNN 2 years ago
I have been in the room with Vladimir Putin many times when I was working for President Obama. And whataboutism is always a characteristic of these summit meetings, that whataboutism is meant to engender cynicism, that nothing really matters, it's not worth even challenging this, that everybody's just as corrupt as everybody else. And I think it's incumbent on President Joe Biden to draw the clear distinctions between what America stands for in the world and what Vladimir Putin has been up to for the better part of over two decades now. – Ben Rhodes	Found on CNN 2 years ago
To be fair, there is a case to be made for the argument Mitch McConnell made that in the middle of a presidential season, you should give the voters a say, that's what he said when it was 10 months away, but when the shoe is on the other foot and Mitch McConnell wants a judge, we're fewer than 50 days away and that argument doesn't cut any mustard. So... it's going to further spread cynicism in our system and, you know, Mitch McConnell said Mitch McConnell wouldn't do it. – President Clinton	Found on CNN 3 years ago
I certainly have a sense of nostalgia for a time when people were more neighborly, i feel like there's been a lot of cynicism in modern comedy, there's been a lot of negativity. You can still say' I love you' while making people laugh. – Nick Offerman	Found on CNN 4 years ago
House Republicans' last-minute sabotage of an overwhelmingly bipartisan disaster relief bill is an act of staggering political cynicism, countless American families hit by devastating natural disasters across the country will now be denied the relief they urgently need. – Nancy Pelosi	Found on CNN 4 years ago
Politicians who seek to weaponize the US-Israel relationship and turn it into a wedge issue are no friends of Israel, and the transparent cynicism of their words are clear to all. – Drew Hammill	Found on CNN 5 years ago
It would be the height of irresponsibility and political cynicism for Senate Republicans to now reject the same legislation they have already supported. – House Democratic leaders	Found on CNN 5 years ago
Her race put a massive crack in cynicism, in a way that people said,' Whoa, this is possible and it can happen here,' more volunteers came in, more shifts knocking doors, more small-dollar donations, and it has been one of the key pieces to Zephyr Teachout progress right now. – Alessandra Biaggi	Found on CNN 5 years ago
Her race put a massive crack in cynicism, in a way that people said,' Whoa, this is possible and it can happen here,' more volunteers came in, more shifts knocking doors, more small-dollar donations, and it has been one of the key pieces to our progress right now. – Alessandra Biaggi	Found on CNN 5 years ago
In the end we shall have had enough of cynicism, skepticism and humbug, and we shall want to live more musically.” – Vincent Van Gogh	added by regnumveritatis 6 years ago
Alternatively, fear can lead us to succumb to despair or paralysis or cynicism, fear can feed our most selfish impulses and erode the bonds of community. – President Barack Obama	Found on CNN 8 years ago
Fear can lead us to lash out against those who are different or lead us to try to get some sinister 'other' under control, alternatively, fear can lead us to succumb to despair or paralysis or cynicism. – President Barack Obama	Found on CNN 8 years ago
Amongst people in cities that have more access to foreign information and are the most switched on, there is likely more ambivalence or even cynicism over the use of precious resources for things that bring no tangible benefit to the people and cause worsening relations with the outside world. – Sokeel Park of the Liberty	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
It is true that the Olympic Games is a tarnished brand. There is general collective public cynicism of trustworthiness of sports bodies, the Olympic movement has tried to change but the Olympics will continue to be tarnished with the same brush as( world soccer's governing body) FIFA. – Simon Chadwick	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
I'm here to reiterate that our founding principles are stronger than political cynicism, gOP believes that Obama has failed on ISIS, AND that we don't make ourselves safer by betraying bedrock Constitutional values. – Iowa GOP chairman Jeff Kaufmann	Found on CNN 8 years ago

We consider such insinuations as an attempt, unprecedented in terms of its cynicism, to demonize Russia.

– Anatoly Antonov

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Remember this energy, we answered the darkness, the divisiveness, the cynicism with hope, with positivity. With people power. Remember that. We are going to take that into November. We are going to defeat threats to our democracy. To our safety. To our freedom.

– Pat Ryan

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

Across the country, National Republicans are attacking our fundamental rights as Americans, destroying democracy, stripping a woman of the right to choose, and standing idly by as gun violence claims too many lives. California is the antidote to their cynicism -- leading with compassion, common-sense and science.

– Gavin Newsom

Found on CNN
1 year ago

It certainly represents a high level of at least cynicism, if not outright hypocrisy.

– Georgetown University

Found on CNN
2 years ago

We're seeing an enormous level of cynicism and skepticism about the way that big corporations conduct themselves. Voters think that corporations try to squeeze every penny of profit out of every opportunity, regardless of the consequences.

– Geoff Garin

Found on CNN
2 years ago

Over time, there can be cynicism, both among the community members and among the cops themselves about the solvability of these crimes, it’s very important that we try to push back on that cynicism as much as possible.

– Thomas Abt

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Las Vegas residents look forward to clearing both of their names in court, las Vegas residents are not trying this matter in the press. Las Vegas residents do find it interesting that the press has the complaint before Ms. Button has even been served. Maybe Las Vegas residents should inspire some cynicism.

– Marc Randazza

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

All I ask is one thing, and I'm asking this particularly of young people that watch : Please do not be cynical, i hate cynicism. For the record, it's my least-favorite quality — it doesn't lead anywhere. Nobody in life gets exactly what they thought they were going to get. But if you work really hard and you're kind, amazing things will happen.

– Conan OBriens late-night careerO'Brien jokes

Found on CNN
2 years ago

– Ben Rhodes

Found on CNN
2 years ago

That whataboutism is meant to engender cynicism, that nothing really matters, it's not worth even challenging this, that everybody's just as corrupt as everybody else, and I think it's incumbent on Joe Biden to draw the clear distinctions between what America stands for in the world and what Vladimir Putin has been up to for the better part of over two decades now.

– Ben Rhodes

Found on CNN
2 years ago

I have been in the room with Vladimir Putin many times when I was working for President Obama. And whataboutism is always a characteristic of these summit meetings, that whataboutism is meant to engender cynicism, that nothing really matters, it's not worth even challenging this, that everybody's just as corrupt as everybody else. And I think it's incumbent on President Joe Biden to draw the clear distinctions between what America stands for in the world and what Vladimir Putin has been up to for the better part of over two decades now.

– Ben Rhodes

Found on CNN
2 years ago

To be fair, there is a case to be made for the argument Mitch McConnell made that in the middle of a presidential season, you should give the voters a say, that's what he said when it was 10 months away, but when the shoe is on the other foot and Mitch McConnell wants a judge, we're fewer than 50 days away and that argument doesn't cut any mustard. So... it's going to further spread cynicism in our system and, you know, Mitch McConnell said Mitch McConnell wouldn't do it.

– President Clinton

Found on CNN
3 years ago

I certainly have a sense of nostalgia for a time when people were more neighborly, i feel like there's been a lot of cynicism in modern comedy, there's been a lot of negativity. You can still say' I love you' while making people laugh.

– Nick Offerman

Found on CNN
4 years ago

House Republicans' last-minute sabotage of an overwhelmingly bipartisan disaster relief bill is an act of staggering political cynicism, countless American families hit by devastating natural disasters across the country will now be denied the relief they urgently need.

– Nancy Pelosi

Found on CNN
4 years ago

Politicians who seek to weaponize the US-Israel relationship and turn it into a wedge issue are no friends of Israel, and the transparent cynicism of their words are clear to all.

– Drew Hammill

Found on CNN
5 years ago

It would be the height of irresponsibility and political cynicism for Senate Republicans to now reject the same legislation they have already supported.

– House Democratic leaders

Found on CNN
5 years ago

Her race put a massive crack in cynicism, in a way that people said,' Whoa, this is possible and it can happen here,' more volunteers came in, more shifts knocking doors, more small-dollar donations, and it has been one of the key pieces to Zephyr Teachout progress right now.

– Alessandra Biaggi

Found on CNN
5 years ago

– Alessandra Biaggi

Found on CNN
5 years ago

In the end we shall have had enough of cynicism, skepticism and humbug, and we shall want to live more musically.”

– Vincent Van Gogh

added by regnumveritatis
6 years ago

Alternatively, fear can lead us to succumb to despair or paralysis or cynicism, fear can feed our most selfish impulses and erode the bonds of community.

– President Barack Obama

Found on CNN
8 years ago

Fear can lead us to lash out against those who are different or lead us to try to get some sinister 'other' under control, alternatively, fear can lead us to succumb to despair or paralysis or cynicism.

– President Barack Obama

Found on CNN
8 years ago

Amongst people in cities that have more access to foreign information and are the most switched on, there is likely more ambivalence or even cynicism over the use of precious resources for things that bring no tangible benefit to the people and cause worsening relations with the outside world.

– Sokeel Park of the Liberty

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

It is true that the Olympic Games is a tarnished brand. There is general collective public cynicism of trustworthiness of sports bodies, the Olympic movement has tried to change but the Olympics will continue to be tarnished with the same brush as( world soccer's governing body) FIFA.

– Simon Chadwick

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

I'm here to reiterate that our founding principles are stronger than political cynicism, gOP believes that Obama has failed on ISIS, AND that we don't make ourselves safer by betraying bedrock Constitutional values.

– Iowa GOP chairman Jeff Kaufmann

Found on CNN
8 years ago

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