Irony Quotes

705 Irony quotes by 566 unique authors

Health consists of having the same diseases as one's neighbors. — Quentin Crisp
At a time like this, scorching irony, not convincing argument, is needed. — Frederick Douglass
You know, in my music career there was a moment where the irony was just so heavy. There were people in my audience that were… — Fred Durst
So, I'm on 'Sesame Street,' walking around with all these monsters, Elmo and his buddies, a whole bunch of chickens, a whole bunch of penguins… — Feist
I always thought the biggest failing of Americans was their lack of irony. They are very serious there! Naturally, there are exceptions... the Jewish, Italian,… — Colin Firth
A person often meets his destiny on the road he took to avoid it. — Jean de La Fontaine
My book has a very simple surface, but there are layers of irony and paradox all the way through it. — Mark Haddon
The supreme irony of life is that hardly anyone gets out of it alive. — Robert A. Heinlein
People in the U.K. share my bemusement with the United States that America doesn't share with itself. They have a sense of irony, which America… — Bill Hicks
The irony of environmental opposition to the Keystone XL project is that stopping the pipeline to the U.S. will not stop production in the oil… — John Hoeven
Jesus wept; Voltaire smiled. From that divine tear and from that human smile is derived the grace of present civilization. — Victor Hugo
I think people under age 55 come to Vegas with a certain sense of irony. — Penn Jillette
Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we didn't. — Erica Jong
The irony is that you can't use real rain to make movies. — Greg Kinnear
When you really don't like a guy, they're all over you, and as soon as you act like you like them, they're no longer interested. — Beyonce Knowles
Certainly, it seems true enough that there's a good deal of irony in the world... I mean, if you live in a world full of… — Kenneth Koch
Listen: our culture is saturated with irony whether we know it or not. — Barbara Kruger
Clap an extinguisher upon your irony if you are unhappily blessed with a vein of it. — Charles Lamb
Food is an important part of a balanced diet. — Fran Lebowitz
I wish people who have trouble communicating would just shut up. — Tom Lehrer

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