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Life-the way it really is-is a battle not between Bad and Good, but between Bad and Worse.

Joseph Brodsky

A cynic is not merely one who reads bitter lessons from the past; he is one who is prematurely disappointed in the future.

Sydney J. Harris

The cynics in life are the people who are always trying to do things for people who don't want things done for them.

Marianne Moore

It is only the cynicism that is born of success that is penetrating and valid.

George Jean Nathan

What is a cynic? A man who knows the price of everything, and the value of nothing.

Oscar Wilde

Cynicism is an unpleasant way of saying the truth.

Lillian Hellman

I worry no matter how cynical you become, it's never enough to keep up.

Jane Wagner

The worst cynicism: a belief of luck.

Joyce Carol Oates

Gossip is the opiate of the oppressed.

Erica Jong

Never accept an invitation from a stranger unless he offers you candy.

Linda Festa

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Life Quote

Count your age by friends, not years Count your life by smiles, not tears.

- John Lennon

Funny Quote

Always go to other people's funerals, otherwise they won't come to yours.

- Yogi Berra

Love Quote

I have feelings too. I am still human. All I want is to be loved, for myself and for my talent.

- Marilyn Monroe

Funny Quote

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do the day after tomorrow.

- Mark Twain

Sex Quote

Sex is part of nature. I go along with nature.

- Marilyn Monroe

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