The Irish and British, they love satire, it's a large part of the culture. — Ben Nicholson Copy Share Image
“Most unintelligent or foolish people do not regard themselves as that; they regard themselves as not-that-intelligent or not-that-wise.” — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
“The real purpose of the opposition is to minimize the amount of money the ruling party will have stolen from the people… — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
“No, I say, it's fine. Put a gun to my head and paint the wall with my brains. Just great, I say.… — Chuck Palahniuk Copy Share Image
By rights, satire is a lonely and introspective occupation, for nobody can describe a fool to the life without much patient self-inspection. — Frank Moore Colby Copy Share Image
“The past is an educational toy for the present. It should be discarded the moment its usefulness is outgrown.” — Tom Morrison Copy Share Image
“I guess if you get too close, the twinkling stops; they don’t look like stars anymore.” — Graham Spaid Copy Share Image
“Though firm, we are never too firm, though we love fun, we never have fun in a silly way that makes us… — George Saunders Copy Share Image
“Were the stars against him? A woman's fingers are quicker in the sky and shine more brightly.” — Graham Spaid Copy Share Image
“I do have an interest in this book, which is for sale. (If you have bought it, dear reader, I thank you.… — Wendell Berry Copy Share Image
There are people who believe in Egypt that I - I'm actually - I'm getting paid by external powers and external intelligence… — Bassem Youssef Copy Share Image
When you look at golf films before us they're all - garbage or satire. A lot of sports films tend to vilify… — Shia LaBeouf Copy Share Image
“Some people are each holding on to a lover of theirs who no longer loves them and/or who they no longer love,… — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
I'm a satirist, so I've got boxing gloves on if the person is worthy of satire. But I'm not an assassin. If… — Stephen Colbert Copy Share Image
“Written twenty years after she held office, this abridged biography is being released now, prior to taking place. Maybe we can learn… — Nancy Omeara Copy Share Image
“ISIS stands for Islamic State In Syria. It's an acronym. ISIS is also the name of a bad ass Egyptian goddess. So… — Johnny Corn Copy Share Image
“It doesn't matter whether they mean it or not. That's why they make little kids pledge allegiance even before they know what… — Joseph Heller Copy Share Image
“And so the problem remained; lots of the people were mean, and most of them were miserable, even the ones with digital… — Douglas Adams Copy Share Image
“Poetic justice, with her lifted scale, Where, in nice balance, truth with gold she weighs, And solid pudding against empty praise. Here… — Alexander Pope Copy Share Image
“Percy, you are dismissed from my service." "Me? Why, my lord?" "Why? Because, Percy, far from being a fit consort for a… — Richard Curtis Copy Share Image
In short, all good things are wild and free. There is something in a strain of music, whether produced by an instrument… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
We have entered a period of intolerance which combines, as it sometimes does in America, with a sugary taste for euphemism. This… — Robert Hughes Copy Share Image
“Though no one recognized his strength, Anand was among the strong. His satirical sense kept him aloof. At first this was only… — V.S. Naipaul Copy Share Image
“Some people say he engineered his own arrest to gain an insight into modern methods of policing for a thriller he had… — Graham Spaid Copy Share Image
The real issues I don't think most people touch. The Clinton jokes are all about Monica Lewinsky and all that stuff and… — Tom Lehrer Copy Share Image
I stand with Charlie Hebdo, as we all must, to defend the art of satire — Salman Rushdie Copy Share Image
Satire is dependent on strong beliefs, and on strong beliefs wounded. — Anita Brookner Copy Share Image
Satire, like conscience, reminds us of what we often wish to forget. — Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of Blessington Copy Share Image
