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Cynicism masquerades as wisdom, but it is the farthest thing from it. Because cynics don't learn anything. Because cynicism is a self-imposed blindness, a rejection of the world because we are afraid it will hurt us or disappoint us. Cynics always say no. But saying "yes" begins things. Saying "yes" is how things grow. Saying "yes" leads to knowledge.
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3. Stephen Colbert 2006 Knox Commencement Address · Knox College · plays 2:08 to 2:34. The full video
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Commencement address, Knox College, Galesburg, Illinois, June 3, 2006
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“Cynicism masquerades as wisdom, but it is the farthest thing…” Stephen Colbert. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-3383537EE2. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/3383537ee2
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