"It's really ironic that I won, because that's not the goal that I had in mind when I went out to skate."
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"It is ironic that a nation that has never experienced a coup d'etat should be so obsessed with the idea of conspiracy."
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"One of the functions of intelligence is to take account of the dangers that come from trusting solely to the intelligence."
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"The surest sign that two people no longer speak the same language is that both say ironic things to one another but that neither senses the irony."
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"Irony - The modern mode: either the devil’s mark or the snorkel of sanity."
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"We live in an ironic society where even play is turned into work. But the highest existence is not work; the highest level of existence is play."
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"A lot of my friends are club people. It's not me. It's funny to represent that, because it's not me. I don't fit into a gay club setting. It's just ironic that I represent that somehow."
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"I'm being ironic. Don't interrupt a man in the midst of being ironic, it's not polite. There!"
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"We used to hustle over the border for health care we received in Canada. And I think now, isn't that ironic?"
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"Ideas that spread win."
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"Ironic philosophies produce passionate works."
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"What really gets me is this - it's very ironic that those who are most critical of extra tax are those who are most vociferous in demanding extra expenditure. What gets me even more is that having demanded that extra expenditure they are not prepared to face the consequences of their own action and stand by the necessity to get the tax to pay for it. I wish some of them had a bit more guts and courage than they have."
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"I would not wish to be Prime Minister, dear."
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"It's way beyond ironic that a place called the Holy Land is the location of the fiercest, most deeply felt hatred in the world. And it makes for wonderful theater."
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"[Michelle Obama] was the hardest sell. And she never fully embraced being in the public spotlight, which is ironic, given how good she is."
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"One of the most difficult and ironic murder weapons is the life jacket."
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"A lot of being a writer doesn't have anything to do with writing. It's ironic - I have to squeeze the books in, even though that's what it's all about."
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"'Neotenty' is 'remaining young,' and it may be ironic that it is so little known, because human evolution has been dominated by it."
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"Ironic, huh? To keep that part of me alive, I have to be close to that which kills it."
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"It is extremely ironic that the more we care about what people think about us the less we care about people, and the less we care about what people think about us the more we begin to care for others"
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