Always Quote by Giles Deacon

I have wit in my work and a sense of humor, but I do not use irony in any way

— John Zorn

People use irony as a defense mechanism.

— David Byrne

'Irony' is such an over-used word.

— Giles Deacon

I don't like the word ironic. I like the word absurdity, and I don't really understand the word 'irony' too much. The irony comes…

— Anonymous

You can't use irony as a way of disengaging with the difficult or emotional aspects of life.

— D.A. Wallach

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

The culture of irony is the culture of postmodernism, which I would furiously want to denounce. We have to act ethically and politically. Irony…

— Simon Critchley

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

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

— Fred Tomaselli

Irony is an insult conveyed in the form of a compliment.

— Anonymous

Irony is the form of paradox. Paradox is what is good and great at the same time.

— Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel

The trouble with talking about irony is, it's such a slippery thing that the second you start talking about it, you're a better example…

— Daniel Handler