Quotes About Irony

The days draw out, the weather gets warmer, and it's what we call summer, with a bitter laugh when we've said it.

Drei Männer treffen in einer Gefängniszelle zusammen und fragen einander nach dem Grund ihrer Verhaftung. Der Erste sagt, er sitzt wegen einer negativen Äußerung über Karl Radek, den führenden sowjetischen Publizisten und Politiker. Der Zweite sagt, er sitzt, weil er Karl Radek gelobt hat. Der dritte Häftling schweigt melancholisch. Als die beiden ihn fragen, antwortet er: "Und ich - ich bin Karl Radek ...

It was always the same, the whole pack throughout history who called cautious people cowards, humane people weak, only to be at a loss themselves in the hour of disaster that they had rashly conjured up. Because the pack were always the same. They had mocked Cassandra in Troy, Jeremiah in Jerusalem, and I had never before understood the tragedy of those great figures as I did now, in a time so like theirs.

In memory of the esteemed Frederick Crocus, who's not dead yet, but will be one day.

You should tell the truth as often as you can, but in such a way as people don't believe you or think that you're being funny.

Sarcasm is when you tell someone the truth by lying on purpose.

What is truth? said jesting Pilate; and would not stay for an answer.

Irony limits, finitizes, and circumscribes and thereby yields truth, actuality, content; it disciplines and punishes and thereby yields balance and consistency.

The truth is paradoxical to the extent of being exactly contrary to the usual perception.

A bitter jest, when it comes too near the truth, leaves a sharp sting behind it.

You shouldn't get too close to the truth, because then maybe you stop being funny.

I am plain-speaking out of both sides of my mouth.

But I have told the truth. Isn't that ironic? They sent me because I am so good at telling lies. But I have told the truth.

It is a truth universally acknowledged that as soon as one part of your life starts looking up, another falls to pieces.

Some people tell me that they like what I do, which is great, of course. The perfect irony and truth is that I need them much more than they need me.

I think for the foreseeable future, the truth is going to be awful and funny all at the same time.

In jest, there is truth.

For every choice there is a tragedy

Humans are the most inhumane of all creatures.

Sarcasm is the new staircase to stardom.

It's ironic how your comfort zone can be tiring sometimes.

Just like you silly bums, I have a personal sky god. I bow to him, as you do to your airy-fairy sod. He prefers I call him Mr. NOT.

The irony of life is that those who wear masks often tell us more truths than those with open faces.

Not only would I never want to belong to any club that would have me for a member--if elected I would wear street shoes onto the squash court and set fire to the ballroom curtains.