“Inside every cynical person, there is a disappointed idealist.”
“Scratch a cynic and you'll find a disappointed idealist.”
“Scratch any cynic and you will find a disappointed idealist.”
“All cynics are disappointed idealists. The more stars in the eyes, the harder the fall.”
“Every true heart needed a pragmatic counterweight, and every cynic an idealist to lift his spirits.”
“I'm a cynical idealist.”