Nostalgia keeps dissolving the ironic narratives in which I have contained my past. — Mason Cooley Copy Share Image
What we have learned to look for in a situation determines mostly what we see. — Ellen Langer Copy Share Image
The freedom of any society varies proportionately with the volume of its laughter. — Zero Mostel Copy Share Image
“Irony that does not deem itself ironic is the most dangerous irony of all.” — Robert Pogue Harrison Copy Share Image
The pathway to enlightenment leads to states of ecstasy, knowledge, and a pretty ironic sense of humor. — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
It's tiny out there...it's inconsequential. It's ironic that we had come to study the Moon and it was really discovering the Earth. — William Anders Copy Share Image
“Myrna was not astigmatic; the lenses were clear glass; she wore the glasses to prove her dedication and intensity of purpose.” — John Kennedy Toole Copy Share Image
"Politics" per se is absent from my writing but there is usually a moral (if ironic) compass. — Joyce Carol Oates Copy Share Image
Some of us will probably become famous. It will be an ironic fame fashioned largely by those who have never seen our… — Allan Kaprow Copy Share Image
The most ironic thing of all is, I think this will be the most difficult breakup I ever go through, and we… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I failed in some subjects in exam, but my friend passed in all. Now he is an engineer in Microsoft and I… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
“What is your advice to young writers?” “Drink, fuck and smoke plenty of cigarettes.” — Charles Bukowski Copy Share Image
Bonobo studies started in the '70s and came to fruition in the '80s. Then in the '90s, all of a sudden, boom,… — Frans de Waal Copy Share Image
Defenceless under the night Our world in stupor lies; Yet, dotted everywhere, Ironic points of light Flash out wherever the Just Exchange… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Ironic, is it not, that the great Divinicus Nex cowers in fear from that which should be her fated prey? A decidedly… — A&E Kirk Copy Share Image
It's ironic that at age 32, at probably the greatest moment of my career, with The Godfather having such an enormous success,… — Francis Ford Coppola Copy Share Image
There are people, particularly in the United States with which I am most familiar, who would say how ironic that Tehran would… — Cynthia McKinney Copy Share Image
One of the most ironic things about capitalism is that the capitalist will sell you the rope to hang himself with. Actually… — Michael Moore Copy Share Image
It was ironic that there I was finally painting the pictures I'd always wanted to paint and feeling very much at home… — Brian Froud Copy Share Image
A poem needs disguises. It needs secrets. It thrives on the tension between what is said and not said; it prefers the… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Irony is a disciplinarian feared only by those who do not know it, but cherished by those who do. He who does… — Soren Kierkegaard Copy Share Image
Pertaining to a certain order of architecture, otherwise known as Normal American. Most of the public buildings of the United States are… — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
“Irony was new to her and tasted oddly good, like a previously unavailable summer fruit. Soon, she and the rest of them… — Meg Wolitzer Copy Share Image
But if I were asked to pick one constant, one quality that seems dependable, immutable, endlessly available, I'd say that it was… — Francine Prose Copy Share Image
I was actually pretty miserable in high school. I couldn't wait for it to be over. And when it finally was, I… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
I am religious by nature, I'm not a nihilist. I don't follow, I don't even know what the tenets of things like… — Mark Helprin Copy Share Image
Nothing seems crueler--or more ironic--than these upper crusters who never pay a dime for their high-priced shrinks or reflexology sessions to call… — Michael Moore Copy Share Image
Isn't it ironic . . . we ignore those who adore us, adore those who ignore us, hurt those who love us,… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
It's so ironic. When you finally achieve recognition, you hide behind dark glasses. — Madhuri Dixit Copy Share Image
It is easy to keep secrets by being honest in an ironic tone of voice. — Andrew Solomon Copy Share Image
“How ironic. Now that he wasn't with Blay, he was being faithful to the fucker.” — J.R. Ward Copy Share Image
One of the most difficult and ironic murder weapons is the life jacket. — Demetri Martin Copy Share Image
Advice to writers: Sometimes you just have to stop writing. Even before you begin. — Stanislaw Jerzy Lec Copy Share Image
The significance of man is that he is insignificant and is aware of it. — Carl L. Becker Copy Share Image
“Diamond is the hardest substance, but the Irony, it is also brittle.” — Pushkar Saraf Copy Share Image
