Cynicism

• "The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who have not got it." --George Bernard Shaw

• "I once said cynically of a politician, 'He'll double-cross that bridge when he comes to it.'" --Oscar Levant

• "I'm not cynical. I'm just experienced." --Unknown

• "Idealism is what precedes experience; cynicism is what follows." --David T. Wolf

• "Cynic, n. A blackguard whose faulty vision sees things as they are, not as they ought to be." --Ambrose Bierce