Sentences with phrase «feel cynical»

It shouldn't be any surprise, therefore, that both lawyers and marketers feel cynical about the value of trade shows in the marketing mix.

Even more, I am convinced that the status quo and the powers that be want us to feel cynical, pessimistic, and hopeless.

It's easy to feel cynical and even angry while reading «The Prize,» a stunning account of efforts by wealthy outsiders and ambitious politicians to fix Newark's failing public schools.

When asked about former Prime Minister Tony Blair's dealings with the press, he said Mr Blair believed the press made people feel cynical and negative about politics and politicians and thought this was undermining Britain's democracy.

Most Likely to Force You to Confront Your Own Cynicism and Judgment Without Making You Feel Cynical or Judged: Nish Weiseth with «Alabama, Southern Baptists, and a Recovering Cynic»

But now, in the aftermath of the 2016 elections, Kazan's film feels cynical but also slightly naive.

A legacy of badly designed and uninspiring training platforms has left learners feeling cynical of anything bearing the title «eLearning».

When I worked in animal control and I was feeling cynical, I used to say, «Most dogs are wonderful not because of people but * in spite * of them.»

The way the characters explore it all is usually sensitively written, and it never feels cynical or gimmicky.

Such an attitude feels cynical and belittling.

When I'm feeling cynical, I view these people as launderers.

It's Monday morning, and I am feeling cynical.

Loss of motivation to perform your job, or feeling cynical or bitter over your work responsibilities

Not exact matches

In response to that feeling of insecurity and ineffectiveness, many people become cynical and abrasive.

Worst of all, she says, she felt guilty — her aimless attitude toward work was setting a cynical example for her 13 - year - old son and 14 - year - old daughter.

Years of cultivating that reputation meant that when WestJet stepped up efforts to assist with evacuations from Fort McMurray, Alberta during its devastating 2016 wildfire, it felt like a natural step for the company, not a cynical public relations maneuver.

One is often left with the feeling that no one in the Middle Ages believed what they said - unless what they said was cynical or wicked.

There are things that warrant disengagement, accountability and justice, but just because you've had your personal feelings hurt by less egregious (unintentional) acts, doesn't mean you should be cynical.

It would be cynical to say that he needs to feel that he owes blacks, with the concomitant assumption that their well - being is somehow dependent upon him.

We get to talking about all the ways in which we've been disappointed and ostracized, and the next thing you know, we've slipped right into a contagiously cynical church - bashing session, the kind that can leave those who have had beautiful, affirming, and life - giving experiences in church feeling like the odd ones out.

I was left with the increasingly cynical feeling — an existential threat to my entire sense of myself and the world — that Christianity was just a means to an end.

Even the most hardened and cynical Arsenal fan must feel just a little bit of that «cohesion» AW speaks about when you watch this.

Maybe I'm just being cynical, but it sure feels like the new ownership group has earned this skepticism already.

I think I am learning to really just enjoy games this season without feeling entitled or cynical.

Slightly OT, but in a day that I felt completely let down and cynical about top level sport (thanks Costa, Dean and Mourinho), I can only thank Japan's rugby team for reminding me why I watch the damn stuff in the first place.

Research shows that feeling unable to do something to help make things better makes people of all ages feel hopeless, cynical, and less compassionate.

It reinforces a cynical culture that leaves voters feeling tuned - out and powerless.

They are not keen on government intervening to redistribute wealth though — perhaps because they are particularly cynical about establishment politicians, and feel they don't have a say in government decision making.

Many people went away feeling that they were being punished for protesting, and that the huge Police operation was a cynical attempt to justify the much - criticised «over-policing» of the G20.

Be critical of Germany, not end up like Greece, feel proud of our role in creating peace in Europe, yet cynical about an acronym winning the Nobel Prize.

The researchers found that young men who fell into the «high victim - perpetrator» group were also the young men who felt the most disenfranchised - they had experienced the most racial discrimination, were most aware of institutional discrimination, had the most experiences with the criminal justice system as both victims and suspects, and were the most cynical about politics.

As a result of political discussions at work this election season, at least 1 in 10 working Americans said they have felt tense or stressed out (17 percent), have been more cynical and negative at work (15 percent), have had more difficulty getting work done (10 percent), have been less productive at work (13 percent) and that their work quality has suffered (10 percent).

Is Feedback being excessively cynical in feeling that on this occasion the dear old lads have slightly missed the point?

It could also be that people who feel bad — be it depressed, stressed, cynical, or otherwise — may also be more likely to smoke or drink alcohol, or less likely to be physically active, all things that can affect your health, of course.

I think I have been a little bit aware already of the practical examples given, like «feeling better» lying in the grass, «feeling better» being around a confident helpful person vs a cynical person or a dirty - minded person, and the benefits of vegetables.

There are three general dimensions to burnout: feeling emotionally exhausted, cynical about the people you are supposed to be helping, and feeling that you're not accomplishing much.

When it's blocked, you feel close - minded, too attached to logic, untrusting, and cynical.

Eating disorders, a deep and worrying feeling of constantly being on the edge and of serious insecurity, disillusionment and being overly negative and cynical.

It might sound cynical to assess someone's risk over their attractiveness in online dating, but if it helps users feel safer, the trend in this direction will continue.

You don't want to be too cynical, but at the end of the day, when someone says all the right things and has all the right qualities (or ones that are even better than what you could've dreamed up), just keep that in your mind and stay on your toes for anything that feels off to you.

Such cynical online dating jokes can be cathartic for singles feeling bogged down by the swiping carousel.

or youre feeling really cynical about your ability to find a good woman,.

The films don't feel like cynical cash - cow milking sessions but like chapters in an unfolding story, each one (especially the last four in the series, directed by David Yates) establishing the necessary framework for the next.

If irresponsibility and a lack of trust or deep caring between anyone is the grounds for good humor, then Bojack Horseman does it infinitely better (The difference is that in a cartoon show about vacuous Hollywood types there are characters who feel like subjects who can care rather than just targets for cynical jokes).

Nolfi and screenwriters Christopher Wilkinson and Stephen J. Rivele (both writers on «Pawn Sacrifice») seek to tap into the mystique of the highly heralded martial arts match - up between the two explosive combatants, but the film feels inexplicably stiff as it fails to totally capture the spirit of the confrontation between the cocky but charismatic Lee and cynical provocateur Wong.

And yet: «I have a horrible feeling that I am a greedy, perverted, selfish, apathetic, cynical, depraved, morally bankrupt woman who can't even call herself a feminist,» she blurts out to her arm's - length dad, to which he replies, «You get all that from your mother.»

Unlike some lesser games in the franchise, there's nothing cynical about Sonic Forces — I felt like Sonic Team was doing their best to entertain me every minute I was playing.

The only minor negative which prevented me from giving full marks is that, although the film works a charm as a light and cynical comedy, I didn't feel the overall drama had a huge impact (not that it necessarily needed to).

It is that search for meaning, and a man finding purpose and passion in something cold, sick and cynical that makes it feel like a precursor to «Irrational Man `.

Instead of feeling like a cynical, desperate imitation, directors Bobby and Peter Farrelly (co-writing with frequent collaborator Mike Cerrone) make an affectionate homage that plucks these»30s - era eye - pokers into the age of the iPhone and Twitter.