Antidote Quote by Ralph Ellison

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

— Soren Kierkegaard

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

— Ellen Glasgow

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

Hubris means deadly pride. Thinking you can do things better than anyone else.

— Rick Riordan

Ironic philosophies produce passionate works.

— Albert Camus

'Irony' is such an over-used word.

— Giles Deacon

“People need irony in order to build interpersonal trust based on self-knowledge, humor and critical thinking.”

— Hanzi Freinacht

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

— Fred Tomaselli

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

— Barbara Kruger

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

— Martin Parr

I feel that there's hardly any irony in my work; if there's anything, there'll be sincerity, which people sometimes find hard to deal with.

— Patricia Piccinini