A cynic is a disappointed realist. George Carlin
A cynic is a disappointed realist—
the world is ugly and the people are sad—
but what did I expect, when I became a realist?
A cynic is a disappointed realist—
the world is ugly and the people are sad—
but what did I expect, when I became a realist?
Always kind of a New-Deal-ist—
democracy’s not just a fad.
A cynic is a disappointed realist.
democracy’s not just a fad.
A cynic is a disappointed realist.
I tried to be a spoke-in-the-wheel-ist,
but I got thrown off my bike and skinned
both knees—not what I expected when I became a realist,
but I got thrown off my bike and skinned
both knees—not what I expected when I became a realist,
but better than being a served-my-last-meal-ist
after being found guilty of a crime
I didn’t commit—in keeping with being a cynical realist,
after being found guilty of a crime
I didn’t commit—in keeping with being a cynical realist,
but wouldn’t it be better yet to just say “Uncle” and become a
Baptist,
turn to Jesus in a world gone mad?
Would this be inconsistent with being a realist?
turn to Jesus in a world gone mad?
Would this be inconsistent with being a realist?
to? Or, better, what was I afraid
of, when I settled for being a disappointed realist?
I really don’t want to be a cynic!
