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title: "9 Think Irony Quotes by 8 authors"
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> [I think there is irony in the fact that the computer is both their chief venue of communication and propaganda and also…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-potok/i-think-there-is-irony-in-the-fact-that-the-computer-is-both-their/)

[Mark Potok](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-potok/)

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> [I think the irony ... is that I actually would like to see a relatively light touch when it comes to the government.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-think-the-irony-is-that-i-actually-would-like-to-see-a-relatively/)

[Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/)

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> [“I don't think irony's meant to synergize with anything as heartfelt as sadness.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-foster-wallace/i-don-t-think-irony-s-meant-to-synergize-with-anything-as-heartfelt/)

[David Foster Wallace](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-foster-wallace/)

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> [My direction is very anti-contemplative. If you thought I was for commercial products, you'd think there was no irony. The irony isn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roy-lichtenstein/my-direction-is-very-anti-contemplative-if-you-thought-i-was-for/)

[Roy Lichtenstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roy-lichtenstein/)

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> [I don't think irony is about judgment; I think irony is something like, "Oh, that's interesting," because it's not something I think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-koons/i-don-t-think-irony-is-about-judgment-i-think-irony-is-something-like/)

[Jeff Koons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-koons/)

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> [People have different ideas, emotional ideas, of what certain words mean, and they think of irony as something that's more associated with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-koons/people-have-different-ideas-emotional-ideas-of-what-certain-words/)

[Jeff Koons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-koons/)

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> [I don't mock things, which makes me more vulnerable to mockery myself. If you're cynical, you're protected from mockery. But I have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michel-gondry/i-don-t-mock-things-which-makes-me-more-vulnerable-to-mockery-myself/)

[Michel Gondry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michel-gondry/)

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> [“You know what's kind of funny? Well, not funny, but ironic, maybe? She's been here nine months now, and it takes nine…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-m-darhower/you-know-what-s-kind-of-funny-well-not-funny-but-ironic-maybe-she-s/)

[J.M. Darhower](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-m-darhower/)

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> [There's not a lot of room for un-ironic emotion in contemporary culture. I think that irony is an important tool in dealing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-green/there-s-not-a-lot-of-room-for-un-ironic-emotion-in-contemporary/)

[John Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-green/)

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