Sentences with phrase «cynical enough»

Maybe I'm too new and I haven't become cynical enough yet, but to me that kind of behavior just lowers the profession.

Cynical enough?

But although some may say you are cynical, I wonder if you are cynical ENOUGH.

To quote my favorite financial journalist, Jason Zweig, «No matter how cynical you are about (this industry), you aren't cynical enough.»

But almost nobody, at least so far, appears to be acknowledging how radically subversive this film is — not so much in terms of its politics (though its worldview is cynical enough to alienate many humanist - minded viewers), but in the way it blithely torpedoes the most basic rules of audience identification.

Both men insist that the production has to have the appearance of authenticity, and they're cynical enough about the industry to know exactly which cards to play.

The Best Picture winner of that year — one that heralded for many the ascendance of the «indie» and predicted, if one were cynical enough to predict such a gloriously retarded thing at the time, the major studios scampering to erect boutique «major - minis» and hence create their very own independent movies — was of course Sam Mendes's grimoire of suburban gothic archetypes, American Beauty.

If nothing else, that option has value for Trump the individual (he can negotiate something nice for himself, in exchange for accepting, after the election is over, from Hillary - and don't think Trump is not smart and experienced and cynical enough not to realize that).

The Senate Republicans, who control the process along with Assembly Democrats, have long been pushing for redistricting reform in 2022 instead of 2012, and their initially proposed lines were grotesque and cynical enough that it'd be hard to change the lines and not make them «less hyper political.»

I'm just cynical enough to suggest that Turner is holding out hope Mike Long might consider switching sides if he manages to defeat Wendy Long on June 26.

It's this sort of thing that people use against Arsenal when it's argued that the team aren't cynical enough or don't have a hard edge to them but, frankly, if having those things means being like Diego Costa, then no thank you.

I've been silently watching from the doorway of the locker room, floppy reporter's notebook in hand, and I'm cynical enough to wonder if he's about to deliver a message meant for SB Nation.

We sit eating up every scrap of gossip and whilst most of us have become cynical enough NOT to believe the paper talk and journo rubbish, I would bet my house that when you, like me, read the outrageous claims that we are about to bid for Isco, or that Cavanni wants to make a transfer to Arsenal, you may not believe it but you do wish that it would happen, that anything would happen, while our rivals fans have a January period of realistic hope, all us Gooners get is tantalising titbits from the papers that never amount to anything solid.

If I was cynical enough I would say you were doing it to gain self satisfaction for not achieving from the inside what you wanted to.

Some have been cynical enough to suggest that he downplayed the role of the one woman who might have threatened the Virgin's place of veneration in the new movement.

I'm not cynical enough to believe this applies to everyone or every church.

Not exact matches

«I love writers who are insightful enough to be cynical but choose not to be.

The personalized and «humanized» stories — where we learned that Mitt helped out individuals with children who died and were sick and all that sort of stuff — was enough, despite my cynical resistance, to elicit a moist and salty discharge from the tear ducts near my eyes.

Centuries ago Augustine saw this clearly enough, although he discussed it in a fashion that now seems jaundiced and cynical.

Even if Auburn or a team like Missouri wins big over Alabama and Ohio State has close calls against arch rival Michigan and two weeks from now's Big Ten Championship Game against Michigan State, BCS experts like CBS» Jerry Palm and ESPN's Brad Edwards believe Ohio State's stature with the computers and standing with the humans alike, even including some of the more cynical around the country, should be more than enough for the Buckeyes.

I'm sorry to be so cynical but this bunch of players is just not good enough for me.

Will it be enough to convince a cynical public the Tories have the right attitude to these new times?

Campaigners for democratic reform give a mixed reaction on Mr Brown's proposals, with some, such as Power 2010 saying it did not go far enough: «Without troubling the public for their views, ministers hand - picked the voting system they favour in a cynical exercise aimed at wrong - footing the Tories ahead of a likely election defeat.

Still, there are always grounds for doubts, plausible or cynical, simply because institutions of state are just not strong enough.

«While we know that some viewers may be savvy enough to skeptically view music videos or advertisements portraying intoxication as fun, those same viewers may be less cynical when viewing user - generated YouTube videos portraying humorous and socially rewarding escapades of a group of intoxicated peers.»

If you've been single long enough, though, it's easy to become cynical and jaded about marriage and about dating in general.

Have had enough of women who pretend to be men, being rude, arrogant, cruel and cynical, looking for a one - night stand, and not believing in love?

If you're cynical we can't blame you; the fast paced dating scene we live in is enough to push anyone towards resigning themselves to singledom forever, if you're not prepared for the journey ahead.

Jones does a very good job as the cynical mercenary; Hackman «s role does n`t give him enough real moments to make the story credible.

This cynical portrait of middle - American, middle - aged malehood will be, for some, enough to plunk down the price of a cinema ticket.

Obviously, Mother's Day has been released just in time for the holiday from which it takes its title (as if the cynical manipulation on screen weren't bad enough).

If that weren't bad enough, idealists may want to check out before the closing credits scroll, intercut with some outrageously cynical footage that lacks the tragic irony of Night of the Living Dead's brutal «let's throw him on the fire» denouement.

The film expects us to keep track of that wavering ethical scorecard, but it doesn't justify the effort — nor does it pop off nearly enough cynical ammo.

Yes, Deadpool 2 is pretty much just Looper, but it executes the «cynical anti-hero grows through friendship» thing well enough to stand on its own.

In this obsessive film noir, one oddly enough without a femme fatale, the police are the good - guys who take the viewer on a tour of a dark and cynical underworld that opened up in the postwar period.

A household name, the character of Bond has enough cultural heft and influence that he warrants interpretations from independent sources besides, and given that Sean Connery was lured out of a twelve - year retirement from the character — hence the title, Never Say Never Again — as well as the room for improvement left by the original Thunderball, the film had the potential to be more than just a cynical cash - in.

Good for Crowley and his efforts to secure funding for the R&D to tackle diseases like this, but the premise has «TV movie» written all over it; as cynical as this sounds, the story simply isn't sexy enough for the silver screen.

With The Lobster, writer / director Yorgos Lanthimos creates a strange, cynical look at these contradictions with enough sardonic wit to consider it a satire.

I am more cynical, Linda174 — shortly after the Ed Reform - Lite bill passed in Connecticut, Pryor was murmuring that, soon enough, high - performing districts (meaning wealthier ones) would have the onus to test lifted.

There is humour, heroism and horror, and enough heartbreak to bring a lump to the throat of even the most cynical reader.

One could read all of this trained helplessness as a cynical slap to those that love games, a $ 1.99 trick to fool those trusting enough to believe in something unique.

Killing zombie Nazis is always fun, and there are enough set pieces and power fantasy moments to keep all but the most cynical of shooter fans entertained.

Even if they make it less cynical by a very small degree, that's good enough as far as I'm concerned.

Some people will also argue that the game gives you enough virtual currency for instant revivals (because apparently everyone with an iPad is an utter moron who would rather keep pumping money into a game they're losing at, than on buying an entirely less cynical game, or go and read a book or something), but if that's really the case (and it probably isn't if you lose several times in a row), why keep the system in there in the first place (unless you are not really that interested in adapting your game for a different platform).

When New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art staged «The Pictures Generation, 1974 — 1984» in the spring of 2009, New Yorker critic Peter Schjeldahl couldn't seem to find enough words of opprobrium for the work exhibited — «menacingly cynical,» «brittle,» «pitiless,» «alien.»

Thanks Hank, it's hard to keep up with proliferating AGW - denier memes («No matter how cynical you become, it's never enough to keep up.»

I had grown quite skeptical about PV too over the last 6 or 7 years, particularly about claims of grid parity — i had seen enough rubbish from Pacific Solar «we'll be competitive with the grid by 2005» press releases from the late 1990s to be forevermore cynical about PV optimism.

Fair enough, and to be cynical, something which many in the green / social justice community have been saying for decades.

To call McDonald's latest advertising campaign aimed at children cynical doesn't give enough credit to the fast food giant and its ad agency, Leo Burnett.

The new 2018 income limits are significantly higher for many of them, up in the $ 150k range for San Diego county and $ 194k in Alameda county for example, increasing their relevance by a lot compared to even 3 months ago when the cynical saying used to be that «by the time you make enough to qualify for the mortgage, you're over the down payment assistance income limit.»