Meaning of cynicism in English

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« After making several tragic movies in a row, I was looking to do a comedy, and one without cynicism. »
Ang Lee
« I think we too often make choices based on the safety of cynicism, and what we're lead to is a life not fully lived. Cynicism is fear, and it's worse than fear - it's active disengagement. »
Ken Burns
« It is only the cynicism that is born of success that is penetrating and valid. »
George Jean Nathan
« Optimism with some experience behind it is much more energizing than plain old experience with a certain degree of cynicism. »
Twyla Tharp
« Cynicism and naivety lie cheek by jowl in the American imagination if the United States is one of the most venal nations on Earth, it is also one of the most earnestly idealistic. »
Terry Eagleton