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		<title>Ivins, Molly -- Essay (1973-01), &#8220;Pitfalls of Reporting in the Lone Star State,&#8221; Houston Journalism Review</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Being a cynic is so contemptibly easy. If you let yourself think that nothing you’re working on is ever going to make any difference, why bust your tail over it? Why care? If you’re a cynic, you don’t have to invest anything in your work. No effort, no pride, no compassion, no sense of excellence, [&#8230;]]]></description>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Being a cynic is so contemptibly easy. If you let yourself think that nothing you’re working on is ever going to make any difference, why bust your tail over it? Why care? If you’re a cynic, you don’t have to invest anything in your work. No effort, no pride, no compassion, no sense of excellence, nothing. </p>
<br><b>Molly Ivins</b> (1944-2007) American writer, political columnist [Mary Tyler Ivins]<br>Essay (1973-01), &#8220;Pitfalls of Reporting in the Lone Star State,&#8221; <i>Houston Journalism Review</i> 
									<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(<a href="https://archive.org/details/mollylvinscantsa0000unse/page/234/mode/2up?q=%22being+a+cynic%22&view=theater" target="_blank">Source</a>)
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Collected in <i>Molly Ivins Can't Say That, Can She?</i> (1991).



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