- The opposite of the religious fanatic is not the fanatical atheist but the gentle cynic who cares not whether there is a god or not.
- – Eric Hoffer
- If history repeats itself, and the unexpected always happens, how incapable must Man be of learning from experience.
- – George Bernard Shaw
- I have long been of the opinion that if work were such a splendid thing the rich would have kept more of it for themselves.
- – Bruce Grocott
- Learning to dislike children at an early age saves a lot of expense and aggravation later in life.
- – Robert Byrne
- Cynically speaking, one could say that it is true to life to be cynical about it.
- – Paul Tillich, The Courage to Be
