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"In bridge clubs and in councils of state, the passions are the same."
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"No matter how kind you are, always expect a few imbeciles."

"When young people are cynical, and snarky, they shoot down their own future. When you keep saying "No," all that's left is what other people said "Yes" to before you were born. Really, "No" is no choice at all."

"Most cynics are really crushed romantics: they've been hurt, they're sensitive, and their cynicism is a shell that's protecting this tiny, dear part in them that's still alive."

"The only activity a cynic will find contagious is yawning, that is, with other people, at other people."

"I think a lot of cynicism has dropped away from my shoulders since I stopped drinking."

"People, generally, suck."

"It is good to be a cynic - it is better to be a contented cat - and it is best not to exist at all."

"Motivating people, forcing them to your will, gives you a cynical attitude toward humanity. It degrades everything it touches."

"It is through experience that I have lost faith in USA law enforcement."
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