Emilio Estevez Quotes

For me, a really radical position for journalism to take is to stop being cynical. Cynicism is what passes for insight among the mediocre.

If there's one thing that makes me cynical, it's optimists. They are just far too cynical about cynicism. If only they could see that cynics can be happy, constructive, even fun to hang out with, they might learn a thing or two.

Snark describes a cynical position, and I'm not interested in that.

I think I hate cynicism more than anything else. It's the curse of our age, and I want to avoid it at all costs.

People like Bill Maher, who brags about being a cynic, it sickens me. I am the least cynical person I know, and I am very, very skeptical.

I'm always being realistic.

Optimism means better than reality; pessimism means worse than reality. I'm a realist.

I understand the concept of optimism. But I think with me what you get is a lack of cynicism.

Do not let yourself be tainted with a barren skepticism.

An optimist may see a light where there is none, but why must the pessimist always run to blow it out?

I hate cynicism - it's my least favorite quality and it doesn't lead anywhere.

I think there's an enormous value to being negative. The world we live in today, negativity is not permitted.

You could say that any book that takes a position is not fair, unless you keep saying, 'On the one hand, on the other...' and take a great deal of trouble to present both sides. That kind of journalism tends not to be very interesting.

A journalist covering politics, most of us are aware of the necessity to try to be sure we're unbiased in our reporting. That's one of the fundamentals of good journalism.

There is kind of this spirit in journalism to tell both sides of the story and to just let the listeners choose what they want to choose, and I understand that, and there's a place for it, but on some issues, we really do need to take a stand.

Cynicism is tough. A cynic's point of view is really pitiful. I derive pleasure out of a lot of things in life. As long as I'm fairly healthy, it's hard to stay dismal for very long.

There's no such thing as good news in America.

Human progress has never been shaped by commentators, complainers or cynics.

I really try, at least consciously, not to be cynical or ironic.

Well, I don't know about objectivity, but I know for certain that it's always possible for a professional journalist who understands what he or she's up to to be fair, and that's the key word. Fairness to individuals, fairness to ideas, and to issues and whatever - that is critical, and that is also part and parcel of what the job.

The cynicism that you have is not your real soul.

The cure for cynicism is simply to engage honestly.

I'm capable of looking on the bright side. I just don't do it very often.

Cynics will say there are no good people out there. And if you read the papers and watch TV news you could be convinced of that. But there are good people.

I prefer cynical people. Nice guys grow on trees.