Artistic Quote by Eve Ensler

Irony is a disciplinarian feared only by those who do not know it, but cherished by those who do

— Soren Kierkegaard

Listen: our culture is saturated with irony whether we know it or not.

— Barbara Kruger

Irony is based on insecurity; people like to not like things because they don't understand them.

— Justin Vernon

I am drawn to humorous art that is ironic.

— Dasha Zhukova

Irony is the cultivation of the spirit and therefore follows next after immediacy; then comes the ethicist, then the humourist, then the religious person.

— Soren Kierkegaard

People use irony as a defense mechanism.

— David Byrne

There has to be irony, both in design and in the objects. I see around me a professional disease of taking everything too seriously.…

— Achille Castiglioni

There are elements of irony in my work, of course.

— Martin Parr

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

Humor brings insight and tolerance. Irony brings a deeper and less friendly understanding.

— Agnes Repplier

I am someone who takes everything very literally. I simply do not understand irony, a defect I have had ever since I was able…

— Werner Herzog

“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