<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # Cynicism feels intelligent because it protects the... > Cynicism feels intelligent because it protects the observer from disappointment. Leadership accepts measured disappointment as the cost of giving human possibility a chance to become visible. **Source:** [[livestreams/Positive Regard, Leadership, and Giving People Something to Live Up To - Workbook|Positive Regard, Leadership, and Giving People Something to Live Up To]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Cynicism feels intelligent because it protects the observer from disappointment. Leadership accepts measured disappointment as the cost of giving human possibility a chance to become visible.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-cynicism-feels-intelligent-chance-become-visible ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->