Face Quote by Douglas Coupland

Brain research tells us that only twenty percent of human beings have a sense of irony, which means that eighty percent of the world…

— Douglas Coupland

Irony gives us, at little expense, the impression that we are experienced psychologists.

— Gaston Bachelard

I don't embrace irony, but I do think it's a pre-existing condition; we manage it as best we can.

— Fred Tomaselli

People use irony as a defense mechanism.

— David Byrne

Irony is a great tool to deal with things. It's an intellectualization, a way to go above things, which can work.

— Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu

irony is an indispensable ingredient of the critical vision; it is the safest antidote to sentimental decay.

— Ellen Glasgow

“Irony keeps reality at a distance. It has become our primary method for combatting the external world’s incompatibility with our own desires. Today’s irony…

— Ian Bogost

There's not a lot of room for un-ironic emotion in contemporary culture. I think that irony is an important tool in dealing with the…

— John Green

Irony can elude the genius among us, sometimes.

— Berkeley Breathed

The great thing about irony is that it splits things apart, gets up above them so we can see the flaws and hypocrisies and…

— David Foster Wallace

I know the universe has a sense of irony, and sometimes you get reminded just how sadistic that can be.

— Laurell K. Hamilton

Far more quickly than reason and logic, irony can penetrate rage and puncture self-pity.

— Moss Hart