Every ounce of my cynicism is supported by historical precedent.

Rich men have dreams. Poor men die to make them come true.

If there was anything that depressed him more than his own cynicism, it was that quite often it still wasn't as cynical as real life.

Soldiers live. He dies and not you, and you feel guilty, because you're glad he died, and not you. Soldiers live, and wonder why.

Show me somebody who is always smiling, always cheerful, always optimistic, and I will show you somebody who hasn't the faintest idea what the heck is really going on.

As my father always used to tell me, 'You see, son, there's always someone in the world worse off than you.' And I always used to think, 'So?