“Cynicism is one of the terrible obstacles to progress.”
“The chief obstacle to the progress of the human race is the human race. ”
“Cynics build no bridges; they make no discoveries; no gaps are spanned by them. Cynics may pride themselves in being realistic in their approach, but progress and the onward march of civilization demand an inspiration and motivation that cynicism never affords. If we want progress, we must take the forward look.”
“The main obstacle to further progress on the resource curse is China, and to a lesser extent India.”
“My life is one long obstacle course with me as the chief obstacle.”
“Cynically speaking, one could say that it is true to life to be cynical about it. ”