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Cynics don't create anything new, they can only say No and smear other people's work without lifting a finger.

Creating something new requires to have more positive and optimistic attitude, these people make things happen and make the world a little bit better.



You have to use judgement to figure out what's worth investing your time in.


Diogenes created something new.


I would say that classical cynicism has a very different meaning to the modern usage of the word.




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