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Irony Quotes

My mother never saw the irony of calling me a son of a bitch Picture Quote #1

The irony is I stopped going to church a few weeks later Picture Quote #1

Sun, and sky, and breeze, and solitary walks, and summer holidays, and the greenness of fields, and the delicious juices of meats and fishes, and society, and the cheerful glass, and candle-light, and fire-side conversations, and innocent vanities, and irony itself - do these things go out with life? Can a ghost laugh, or shake his gaunt sides, when you are pleasant with him? Picture Quote #1

When irony first makes itself known in a young man's life, it can be like his first experience of getting drunk; he has met with a powerful thing which he does not know how to handle Picture Quote #1

To me the biggest irony of this lifetime that I'm living is that for someone who thrives in the public eye in the creative ways that I do, I actually don't enjoy being in the public eye Picture Quote #1

That’s the irony of women in charge, they don’t like other women in charge Picture Quote #1

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It could draw from a greater reservoir of freedom. The irony could develop an even greater ease Picture Quote #1

This is the great irony: defining productivity mainly in terms of immediate measurable results undermines the measurable results in the long run Picture Quote #1

Failure is a trickster with a keen sense of irony and cunning. It takes great delight in tripping one when success is almost within reach Picture Quote #1

Within that moment was trust, compassion, and our mutual sense of irony. He was carrying death within him and I was carrying life. We were both aware of that, I know Picture Quote #1

He had a sense of irony that ruled his life, made it impossible for him to use his considerable brains in any kind of serious job. Kind of like me Picture Quote #1

The originals are not original, but that Emersonian irony yield to the Emersonian pragmatism that the inventor knows how to borrow Picture Quote #1

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Every man is a prisoner, and the greatest irony of all is to be the prisoner of another man Picture Quote #1

Irony is to the high bred what billingsgate is to the vulgar; and when one gentleman thinks another gentleman an ass, he does not say it point blank, he implies it in the politest terms he can invent Picture Quote #1

The kind of funny irony is that a lot of people talk about ethical meat eating as if it's a way to care about things, but also not to alienate yourself from the rest of the world. But it's so much more alienating than vegetarianism Picture Quote #1

And we'll call you... Hmmm. Pudge. Huh? Pudge, the Colonel said. Because you're skinny. It's called irony, pudge. Heard of it? Now, let's go get some cigarettes and start this year off right Picture Quote #1

It would no doubt be very sentimental to argue - but I would argue it nevertheless - that the peculiar combination of joy and sadness in bell music - both of clock chimes, and of change ringing is very typical of England. It is of a piece with the irony in which English people habitually address one another Picture Quote #1

As you watch the world crumble, try taking your Armageddon with this sprinkling of irony: Over the last three decades, business has got virtually everything it wanted, and it's doomsday scenario from the 1970s has come true because of it Picture Quote #1

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It is easy to say resist; but the command is bitter irony, unless we go on to say with the New Testament, whom resist steadfast in the faith. No man, my dear brother, can stand in the slippery places where we have to go, unless he have the grasp of a higher and stronger hand to keep him up Picture Quote #1

It is part of the irony of life that the strongest feelings of devoted gratitude of which human nature seems to be susceptible, are called forth in human beings towards those who, having the power entirely to crush their earthly existence, voluntarily refrain from using that power Picture Quote #1

I love Sell Out, I think it's great. I love the jingles. The whole thing as an album is a wonderful piece of work. The cover. Everything about it. It's got humor, great songs, irony Picture Quote #1

Irony is the form of paradox. Paradox is what is good and great at the same time Picture Quote #1

A taste for irony has kept more hearts from breaking than a sense of humor, for it takes irony to appreciate the joke which is on oneself Picture Quote #1

Certainly, it seems true enough that there’s a good deal of irony in the world... I mean, if you live in a world full of politicians and advertising, there’s obviously a lot of deception Picture Quote #1

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It’s no small irony that the government inevitably and invariably ends up promoting precisely that which they would most like to repress Picture Quote #1

Probably it is impossible for humor to be ever a revolutionary weapon. Candide can do little more than generate irony Picture Quote #1

We should try to understand our innermost needs. We shouldn’t use irony to reduce their power Picture Quote #1

That’s the irony in the work: the best stories are the worst things that happen. My best times were somebody else’s worst Picture Quote #1

The irony of that is, what makes it kind of ironic, is when you do become successful as a professional athlete in particular, a lot of the young children who are emulating these stars do have a different perspective Picture Quote #1

You know, in my music career there was a moment where the irony was just so heavy. There were people in my audience that were the reason I developed neuroses. These people that tortured my life were using my art, my poetry, as fuel for them, to torture other people Picture Quote #1

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My mother never saw the irony of calling me a son of a bitch (Irony Quotes) The irony is I stopped going to church a few weeks later (Irony Quotes) Sun, and sky, and breeze, and solitary walks, and summer holidays, and the greenness of fields, and the delicious juices of meats and fishes, and society, and the cheerful glass, and candle-light, and fire-side conversations, and innocent vanities, and irony itself - do these things go out with life? Can a ghost laugh, or shake his gaunt sides, when you are pleasant with him? (Irony Quotes) When irony first makes itself known in a young man's life, it can be like his first experience of getting drunk; he has met with a powerful thing which he does not know how to handle (Irony Quotes) To me the biggest irony of this lifetime that I'm living is that for someone who thrives in the public eye in the creative ways that I do, I actually don't enjoy being in the public eye (Irony Quotes) That’s the irony of women in charge, they don’t like other women in charge (Irony Quotes) It could draw from a greater reservoir of freedom. The irony could develop an even greater ease (Irony Quotes) This is the great irony: defining productivity mainly in terms of immediate measurable results undermines the measurable results in the long run (Irony Quotes) Failure is a trickster with a keen sense of irony and cunning. It takes great delight in tripping one when success is almost within reach (Irony Quotes) Within that moment was trust, compassion, and our mutual sense of irony. He was carrying death within him and I was carrying life. We were both aware of that, I know (Irony Quotes) He had a sense of irony that ruled his life, made it impossible for him to use his considerable brains in any kind of serious job. Kind of like me (Irony Quotes) The originals are not original, but that Emersonian irony yield to the Emersonian pragmatism that the inventor knows how to borrow (Irony Quotes) Every man is a prisoner, and the greatest irony of all is to be the prisoner of another man (Irony Quotes) Irony is to the high bred what billingsgate is to the vulgar; and when one gentleman thinks another gentleman an ass, he does not say it point blank, he implies it in the politest terms he can invent (Irony Quotes) The kind of funny irony is that a lot of people talk about ethical meat eating as if it's a way to care about things, but also not to alienate yourself from the rest of the world. But it's so much more alienating than vegetarianism (Irony Quotes) And we'll call you... Hmmm. Pudge. Huh? Pudge, the Colonel said. Because you're skinny. It's called irony, pudge. Heard of it? Now, let's go get some cigarettes and start this year off right (Irony Quotes) It would no doubt be very sentimental to argue - but I would argue it nevertheless - that the peculiar combination of joy and sadness in bell music - both of clock chimes, and of change ringing is very typical of England. It is of a piece with the irony in which English people habitually address one another (Irony Quotes) As you watch the world crumble, try taking your Armageddon with this sprinkling of irony: Over the last three decades, business has got virtually everything it wanted, and it's doomsday scenario from the 1970s has come true because of it (Irony Quotes) It is easy to say resist; but the command is bitter irony, unless we go on to say with the New Testament, whom resist steadfast in the faith. No man, my dear brother, can stand in the slippery places where we have to go, unless he have the grasp of a higher and stronger hand to keep him up (Irony Quotes) It is part of the irony of life that the strongest feelings of devoted gratitude of which human nature seems to be susceptible, are called forth in human beings towards those who, having the power entirely to crush their earthly existence, voluntarily refrain from using that power (Irony Quotes) I love Sell Out, I think it's great. I love the jingles. The whole thing as an album is a wonderful piece of work. The cover. Everything about it. It's got humor, great songs, irony (Irony Quotes) Irony is the form of paradox. Paradox is what is good and great at the same time (Irony Quotes) A taste for irony has kept more hearts from breaking than a sense of humor, for it takes irony to appreciate the joke which is on oneself (Irony Quotes) Certainly, it seems true enough that there’s a good deal of irony in the world... I mean, if you live in a world full of politicians and advertising, there’s obviously a lot of deception (Irony Quotes) It’s no small irony that the government inevitably and invariably ends up promoting precisely that which they would most like to repress (Irony Quotes) Probably it is impossible for humor to be ever a revolutionary weapon. Candide can do little more than generate irony (Irony Quotes) We should try to understand our innermost needs. We shouldn’t use irony to reduce their power (Irony Quotes) That’s the irony in the work: the best stories are the worst things that happen. My best times were somebody else’s worst (Irony Quotes) The irony of that is, what makes it kind of ironic, is when you do become successful as a professional athlete in particular, a lot of the young children who are emulating these stars do have a different perspective (Irony Quotes) You know, in my music career there was a moment where the irony was just so heavy. There were people in my audience that were the reason I developed neuroses. These people that tortured my life were using my art, my poetry, as fuel for them, to torture other people (Irony Quotes)

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