There is this false perception that comedians can never be serious. It's like from like the era of court jesters. — Jim Gaffigan Copy Share Image
I did not get my Spaghetti-O's, I got spaghetti. I want the press to know this. — Thomas J. Grasso Copy Share Image
“Kings kill; jesters don’t; therefore the jesters of the kings are more valuable than the kings!” — Mehmet Murat ildan Copy Share Image
In high school, I could get beaten up all the time, or I could be something better. I became the court jester. — Richard Simmons Copy Share Image
The idea of vaudeville clowns and court jesters is always to show the flaw, to point out what's not working and why… — John Baldessari Copy Share Image
“Don't let your teeth make you lose respect by permanently keeping them opened for the sake of being friendly.” — Michael Bassey Johnson Copy Share Image
I'm ready to forgive him for the desire to be a king, but not for wanting to have 23 million court jesters. — Minimaks Copy Share Image
Our society, like decadent Rome, has turned into an amusement society, with writers chief among the court jesters — Saul Bellow Copy Share Image
My way is the sensitive, emotional way, because that's who I am. A day doesn't go by where I don't sit and… — Richard Simmons 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
Laughing, laughing, laughing, laughing! It is the jester! A voice from the Void, to cheer poor Cicero! I accept your gift, dearest… — Marcus Tullius Cicero Copy Share Image
I try to be the clown and court jester and make people laugh. At the same time, you have people in the… — Richard Simmons Copy Share Image
It is unpardonable conceit not to laugh at your own jokes. Joking is undignified; that is why it is so good for… — Gilbert K. Chesterton Copy Share Image
“You mean like in Archon? For the C64?" "Um. Right." Lisa scowled even a little more. A bearded guy at the back… — Austin Grossman Copy Share Image
I'm a real paradox. Because I'm a very serious person, and I take my work very seriously. But I wrap it up… — Richard Simmons Copy Share Image
In the name of God!" said Gurth, "how came they prisoners? and to whom?" "Our master was too ready to fight," said… — Walter Scott Copy Share Image
One thing Della Valle taught me is the power to say no if something isn't right. That mattered even over sales. Now… — Ines de La Fressange Copy Share Image
If poets are the unacknowledged legislators of the world, science fiction writers are its court jesters. We are Wise Fools who can… — Bruce Sterling Copy Share Image
As for the petty little world of journalism, the media demonstrates how it, more than anyone, is careful to traffic only in… — Robert Faurisson Copy Share Image
I am reminded of the old court jester who was supposed to entertain his king with interesting stories and antics. He looked… — Harold B. Lee Copy Share Image
Cicero is dead! Cicero is born! The laughter has filled me, filled me so very completely. I am the laughter. I am… — Marcus Tullius Cicero Copy Share Image
January. It was all things. And it was one thing, like a solid door. Its cold sealed the city in a gray… — Patricia Highsmith Copy Share Image
There comes, even to kings, the time of great weariness. Then the gold of the throne is brass, the silk of the… — Robert E. Howard Copy Share Image
There is no one force, no group, and no class that is the preserver of liberty. Liberty is preserved by those who… — James Burnham Copy Share Image
“The clown figure has had so many meanings in different times and cultures. The jolly, well-loved joker familiar to most people is… — Thomas Ligotti Copy Share Image
“You should have been a jester instead of a knight. (Sin) True, but jesters don’t get to carry a sword. Personally, I… — Kinley MacGregor Copy Share Image
People need the court jester, so I keep that smile on and keep going out there to do what I do. — Richard Simmons Copy Share Image
“friend to friend no more draws near, and the jester's cane has become a spear” — Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra Copy Share Image
It's been important to cultures throughout history with the court jester and the witch doctor and the shaman - all preach the… — RuPaul Copy Share Image
I didn't even know how to talk to people, I didn't know how to talk to the press. I was just a… — Diablo Cody Copy Share Image
As our society gets more complex and our people get more complacent, the role of the jester is more vital than ever… — Seth Godin Copy Share Image
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