Court Jester Quotes

15 quotes by 12 authors

There is no one force, no group, and no class that is the preserver of liberty. Liberty is preserved by those who are against the… — James Burnham
I'm ready to forgive him for the desire to be a king, but not for wanting to have 23 million court jesters. — Minimaks
An art form requires genius. People of genius are always troublemakers, meaning they start from scratch, demolish accepted norms and rebuild a new world. The… — Henri Langlois
Satire must always accompany any free society. It is an absolute necessity. Even in the most repressive medieval kingdoms, they understood the need for the… — Joe Randazzo
Satire must always accompany any free society. It is an absolute necessity. Even in the most repressive medieval kingdoms, they understood the need for the… — Joe Randazzo
I'm a real paradox. Because I'm a very serious person, and I take my work very seriously. But I wrap it up in a court… — Richard Simmons
The advertiser is the overrewarded court jester and court pander at the democratic court. — Joseph Wood Krutch
Our society, like decadent Rome, has turned into an amusement society, with writers chief among the court jesters — Saul Bellow
Oftentimes, actors are looked at as court jesters. They are not looked at as deep-thinking, smart people who do many other things or have gifts… — Goldie
The court jester had the right to say the most outrageous things to the king. Everything was permitted during carnival, even the songs that the… — Umberto Eco
I consider myself a court jester - motivator. — Richard Simmons
If poets are the unacknowledged legislators of the world, science fiction writers are its court jesters. We are Wise Fools who can leap, caper, utter… — Bruce Sterling
He was the class clown, the court jester, because he'd learn early that if you cracked jokes and pretended you weren't scared, you usually didn't… — Rick Riordan
In high school, I could get beaten up all the time, or I could be something better. I became the court jester. — Richard Simmons
When your Knight in Shining Armor wanders into your life, don't treat him like the Court Jester. Few things are more difficult to live with… — Vladislas Nikilovic

Who Wrote These Court Jester Quotes

12 authors contributed a total of 15 Court Jester Quotes as follows: