Frederick Douglass
Social Reformer, Writer
"At a time like this, scorching irony, not convincing argument, is needed."
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Irony
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Lil B
Rapper
"The irony of loneliness is that everybody shares it from time to time."
Esther Hicks
Author, Speaker
"The greatest irony in the world is that you are so blessed and don't know it."
Brando Skyhorse
Author
"Faith is a luxury for those who are able to ignore what the rest of us must see every day. Pessimism, distrust, and irony are the holy trinity of my religion, irony in particular."
Ralph Ellison
Novelist, Essayist
"The antidote to hubris, to overweening pride, is irony, that capacity to discover and systematize ideas."
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"You know the great irony is that people think you have to have money to enjoy fine food, which is a shame."
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"The surest sign of the estrangement of the opinions of two persons is when they both say something ironical to each other and neither of them feels the irony."
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"What cannot be said above all must not be silenced but written."
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"Irony is a disciplinarian feared only by those who do not know it, but cherished by those who do"
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"Quotation is a serviceable substitute for wit."
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"Your favorite virtue? An appreciation for irony."
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"The great thing about irony is that it splits things apart, gets up above them so we can see the flaws and hypocrisies and duplicates."
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"I suppose that's one of the ironies of life doing the wrong thing at the right moment."
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"One of the ironies of the stock market is the emphasis on activity. Brokers, using terms such as 'marketability' and 'liquidity,' sing the praises of companies with high share turnover... but investors should understand that what is good for the croupier is not good for the customer. A hyperactive stock market is the pick pocket of enterprise."
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"Neither irony or sarcasm is argument."
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"Even things that are true can be proved."
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"Perfection is a trifle dull. It is not the least of life's ironies that this, which we all aim at, is better not quite achieved."
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"Irony is wasted on the stupid"
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"Why can we remember the tiniest detail that has happened to us, and not remember how many times we have told it to the same person."
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"Don’t underestimate the value of irony—it is extremely valuable."
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"The accident was a horrible thing - but that horrible thing made Chris, at the end of his life, Superman. It's a happy irony if there is such a thing. I'm proud to have known him."
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"Cruel irony, the poor man tormented with hunger feeds those who plead his case."
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"A $20 haircut hardly ever lasts longer than a $5 haircut."
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"Irony: Don't let yourself be controlled by it, especially during uncreative moments."
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"Van Gogh was so under appreciated in his time, he sold only one of his 900 paintings while alive. Posthumously, he became one of the most famous artists of all time and his work is now considered priceless. Oh the irony."
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