Diogenes was a famous Greek philosopher of the fourth centery B.C.,who established the philosophy of cynicism.
We pushed back on the undue influence of special interests. We didn't give in to mistrust or to cynicism or to fear.
Between the poles of amoral cynicism and rank religious hypocrisy was a messy space in which people tried to find ways of dealing with their insecurity and self-doubt.
As for cynicism, I don't care for it much.
Is this to say, then, that Foucault, Althusser and Lacan extol an acceptance of the status quo, a kind of cynicism, an indifference to what people suffer?
But if reconstruction is seen to be inefficient or delayed by bureaucratic bottlenecks, cynicism will set in and it may be decades before such generosity will be seen again.
This cynicism makes today's young people hard to predict.
So when my wife remembers my smirk as cynicism, she is right: her explanation of the expression at the time biased her perception of it.
Mr. Berlusconi on Friday dismissed those claims, while Mr. Medvedev said the classified cables published on the WikiLeaks site just served to show the cynicism of U.S. foreign policy.
Han Han specializes in drawing clear-cut lessons from sometimes chaotic circumstances, with an idiosyncratic blend of righteousness and cynicism.
Arkady was wounded by Bazarov's cynicism.
They share the cynicism of many Nigerians, who think the politicians are more eager to grab a share of the revenues of sub-Saharan Africa's biggest oil producer.
The effect of this contradiction is to provoke cynicism and raise doubts about Medvedev's sincerity or the extent to which he is actually in charge.
For undiluted cynicism I also liked the cover on the 10th anniversary of Diana's death - a picture of her saying: "I hope they don't put me on the cover just to sell more copies."
For men, hate is most often used with cynicism, scum, and racism.
In particular, they should foster the twin virtues of scepticism and cynicism.
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