“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
“A spirit of satirical frivolity so dominated Britain in the 1960s that one critic feared the country "would sink giggling into the… — John O'Sullivan Copy Share Image
I gave you three proofs of witchcraft. A cat that drinks blood! A horse that talks! And a man who propagates POODLES! — Richard Curtis 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
“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 moment you declare a set of ideas to be immune from criticism, satire, derision, or contempt, freedom of thought becomes impossible. — Salman Rushdie Copy Share Image
“You cannot be truly humble, unless you truly believe that life can and will go on without you.” — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
A satirist, often in danger himself, has the bravery of knowing that to withhold wit's conjecture is to endanger the species. — Penelope Gilliatt Copy Share Image
“The doctors agreed: He was going crazy...they didn't think it had anything to do with the war. They were sure Billy was… — Kurt Vonnegut Copy Share Image
I'm a human person, so I do have some sort of compassion for even the people I'm mocking. But at the end… — Randy Rainbow Copy Share Image
Kaizad Gustad is quite crazy, and he has weird ideas, and 'Boom' is one such idea. It's a crazy film by a… — Amitabh Bachchan Copy Share Image
“Cynicism is extremely contagious, and the most pious among us cannot long endure its potency. The gullible should be on their guard,… — Mike Corbett Copy Share Image
“You know what people are doing on the other side of the world, what’s happening on another planet, but not what’s going… — Graham Spaid Copy Share Image
It struck me that working digitally with a small crew, I could lay out a general plan for Famous and hope for… — Griffin Dunne Copy Share Image
“It was in this pub he'd learnt that, contrary to the belief of the majority of those laying bets, it is possible… — Tony McGuin Copy Share Image
Respect for religion' has become a code phrase meaning 'fear of religion'. Religions, like all other ideas, deserve criticism, satire, and, yes,… — Salman Rushdie Copy Share Image
When...did it become irrational to dislike religion, any religion, even to dislike it vehemently? When did reason get redescribed as unreason? When… — Salman Rushdie Copy Share Image
Note even Jonathan Swift would dare to write a satire in which politicians argued that - in a world where species are… — Matt Ridley Copy Share Image
“They always loved my sense of humor. There used to be a light switch inside one of the nurseries that was a… — Chase Brooks Copy Share Image
Religion, a mediaeval form of unreason, when combined with modern weaponry becomes a real threat to our freedoms. This religious totalitarianism has… — Salman Rushdie Copy Share Image
"Moksha" is really a satire of myself. I've always been interested in Eastern spirituality. I'm particularly interested in enlightenment and the spiritual… — Alexander Weinstein Copy Share Image
“Sex is mathematics. Individuality no longer an issue. What does intelligence signify? Define reason. Desire -- meaningless. Intellect is not a cure.… — Bret Easton Ellis Copy Share Image
“Millions of business people are each constantly forced to choose between their desire to not be a bad person and their desire… — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
These men, in teaching us how to die, have at the same time taught us how to live. If this man's acts… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
“Ken steepled his fingers and gazed thoughtfully up at the ceiling. 'Dwarves have done very well for us in primetime.” — Melissa Jo Peltier Copy Share Image
“To evade insanity and depression, we unconsciously limit the number of people toward whom we are sincerely sympathetic.” — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
“Some people would have killed themselves and/or someone else if they were single; and some people would not have done that.” — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
“We sometimes try to impress people we just met by not trying to impress them.” — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
Satire and comedy are really the only film mediums where you can get into ideas and have people leave the theater without… — Justin Simien Copy Share Image
“My main regret in life is that there is no MacArthur Fellowship awarded in the field of Panda Satire.” — Anne Belov Copy Share Image
When we realize finally that we aren't God's given children, we'll understand satire. Humor is really laughing off a hurt, grinning at… — Bill Mauldin Copy Share Image
“Death devours not only those who have been cooked by old age; it also feasts on those who are half-cooked and even… — Mokokoma Mokhonoana 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
“The past is an educational toy for the present. It should be discarded the moment its usefulness is outgrown.” — Tom Morrison 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
“I guess if you get too close, the twinkling stops; they don’t look like stars anymore.” — Graham Spaid Copy Share Image
“The last time everyone loved or at least liked everyone was when the world had a population of about 4.” — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
Satire, though it may exaggerate the vice it lashes, is not justified in creating it in order that it may be lashed. — Anthony Trollope Copy Share Image
“Have a little sociological beano. As you said - in sociology one can do anything and call it work.” — Malcolm Bradbury Copy Share Image
