I sometimes think humor and satire are more effective techniques for expressing social statements than direct comment. — Kristin Hunter Copy Share Image
“There would definitely be way fewer instances of cheating, if the average couple did not have sex only when the woman feels… — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
In general satire, every man perceives A slight attack, yet neither fears nor grieves. — George Crabbe Copy Share Image
I try and write satire that's well-intentioned. But those intentions have to be hidden. It can't be completely clear, and that's what… — Bo Burnham Copy Share Image
“To some believers, being on the pill or using a condom is a nonverbal way of telling God to go to hell.” — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
I find television very educational. Every time someone turns it on, I go in the other room and read a book. — Groucho Marx Copy Share Image
Satire of satire tends to be self-canceling, and deliberate shock tactics soon lose their ability to shock, especially when they're too deliberate. — Herb Caen Copy Share Image
“Mishaque was a stouty blend of Irish "shrek" mixed with crazy Jafakain, his front was car dealing.” — Saira Viola Copy Share Image
The mark of a really great satire is its ability to seem prophetic, and I think that the television culture that film… — Justin Simien Copy Share Image
Satire is a sort of glass wherein beholders do generally discover everybody’s face but their own; which is the chief reason for… — Jonathan Swift Copy Share Image
“While the archetype of the tinker is generally the whipping person in classical bedtimes stories, this particular individual was a tinker by… — James Finn Garner Copy Share Image
“Life sometimes reminds us that it is sometimes heartless by giving something or someone we really need to someone who does not… — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
“Most sane human beings’ chances of being alive in a thousand years’ time are a hundred times higher than their chances of… — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
On the other side of that coin, and far outweighing it, is the fact that I've been able to use genre of… — George A. Romero Copy Share Image
“A relationship is likely to last way longer, if each partner convinces or has convinced themselves that they do not deserve their… — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
“Most sane human beings who have managed to attain and retain fame each uses it to dramatically increase their name’s chances of… — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
Satire must always accompany any free society. It is an absolute necessity. Even in the most repressive medieval kingdoms, they understood the… — Joe Randazzo Copy Share Image
“So you've been gone a couple days,' Alison said. 'Hmm, what'd you miss...A celebrity did drugs. Politicians disagreed. A different celebrity wore… — John Green Copy Share Image
When the Lilliputians first saw Gulliver's watch, that "wonderful kind of engine...a globe, half silver and half of some transparent metal," they… — James Gleick Copy Share Image
“Elane scan the room and takeing in the white antiseptec decor of Buzzfeed office in Soho. Her eyes land on a wall… — Seinfeld 2000 Copy Share Image
“It's not Americans I find annoying; it's Americanism: a social disease of the postindustrial world that must inevitably infect each of the… — Trevanian Copy Share Image
I just think everyone knows you go on those [political satire] shows if you're a politician to, "humanize yourself" - to show,… — Harry Shearer Copy Share Image
“Does it not whet your appetite for the critical opera omnia of such an author, where he will freely have at the… — Robert Farrar Capon Copy Share Image
“[At first, Calvin's at school, in his classroom.] CALVIN'S TEACHER: "We'll see what the principal has to say about your attention span,… — Bill Watterson Copy Share Image
I mean, the thing is, is that Britain has got a great tradition of irreverent political satire. — Ash Sarkar Copy Share Image
Satire dramatizes better than any other use of it, the inherent contradiction of free speech that it functions best when what is… — Tony Hendra Copy Share Image
Satire is tragedy plus time. You give it enough time, the public, the reviewers will allow you to satirize it. Which is… — Lenny Bruce Copy Share Image
Satire must not be a kind of superfluous ill will, but ill will from a higher point of view. Ridiculous man, divine… — Paul Klee Copy Share Image
'Newton' is a black comedy, a social satire. Amit Masurkar is directing the movie, and Drishyam films is producing. Rajkummar Rao is… — Pankaj Tripathi Copy Share Image
What we need is a rebirth of satire, of dissent, of irreverence, of an uncompromising insistence that phoniness is phony and platitudes… — Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr Copy Share Image
Good satire comes from anger. It comes from a sense of injustice, that there are wrongs in the world that need to… — Carl Hiaasen Copy Share Image
“The Macedonian Endeavour Channel was screening live coverage of the world series of the Who’s Got the Stupidest Name (WGSN) competition. First… — St. John Morris Copy Share Image
People are starting to acknowledge the direction the media is going. This is a good sign that we'll continue to deliver satire… — Mark Fiore Copy Share Image
“When you are gunning to be like other people, you are foolishly repeating their mistakes, and the worst of it all is… — Michael Bassey Johnson Copy Share Image
Of all sorts of flattery, that which comes from a solemn character and stands before a sermon is the worst-complexioned. Such commendation… — Jeremy Collier Copy Share Image
I've never been much drawn towards satire of any kind. I don't like that style whereby you kind of stitch people up.… — Geoff Dyer Copy Share Image
“Tobak Davenport, who is a cross between some Sugar Puffs and Lynn Faulds-Wood, was squatting there before being removed by the local… — St. John Morris Copy Share Image
“As an unavoidable result of the inevitable loss of some physical and/or some mental abilities, many a man who has been alive… — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
The people running Silicon Valley are not making the show because they want to do a satire of Silicon Valley. They are… — Daniel Lyons Copy Share Image
“As we all know, as if forever exploiting or attempting to exploit each other were not enough, a group of sane human… — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
![“I just think everyone knows you go on those [political satire] shows if you're a politician to, "humanize yourself" - to show, "Hey, I can take a joke." Well, why should satire be in the service of humanizing these people who are supposed to be the target of our venom and vitriol? I think that's…” quote by Harry Shearer](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/714/harry-shearer-7595_goes-on_i-just-think-everyone-knows-you-go-on-th_1397845.jpg)
![“[At first, Calvin's at school, in his classroom.] CALVIN'S TEACHER: "We'll see what the principal has to say about your attention span, young man." A THOUGHT BUBBLE FANTASY FROM CALVIN's MIND (With visuals to match.) "The valiant Spaceman Spiff has been captured." A THOUGHT BUBBLE FANTASY FROM…” quote by Bill Watterson](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/63e/bill-watterson-728_attention-span_at-first-calvin-s-at-school-in-his-class_2747925.jpg)
