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I am a connoisseur of fine irony. 'Tis a bit like fine wine, but it has a better bite.
Irony is a clear consciousness of an eternal agility, of the infinitely abundant chaos.
Irony gives us, at little expense, the impression that we are experienced psychologists.
Far more quickly than reason and logic, irony can penetrate rage and puncture self-pity.
My father could be very witty, even if the humor was always on the darker side of irony.
When I was 16, I'd ping pong between AC/DC and Barry Manilow without any sense of irony.
It's exciting to work with the kids so devoid of irony, so unguarded. And also terrifying
The irony of a director going to film festivals is you never get to see any of the films.
Humor brings insight and tolerance. Irony brings a deeper and less friendly understanding.
I was not interested in irony; I wanted to emphasize the primacy of the idea in making art
Irony dissolves sentiment, but occasionally a sentiment is strong enough to dissolve irony.
Honesty and unpopular opinions are the toughest sell in a country with an irony-deficiency.
I was not interested in irony; I wanted to emphasize the primacy of the idea in making art.
When I was young I had no means or time, and now I have the means and time, I have no youth.
From my point of view, humour and irony include tragedy; they're two sides of the same coin.
Every man is a prisoner, and the greatest irony of all is to be the prisoner of another man.
It is an irony that the era of crafty villains such as Gabbar Singh or Mogambo has gone away.
I've learned not to hide behind a veil of irony - to talk about my work in a more honest way.
The irony is palpable - technical access has never been greater, cultural access never weaker.
We should try to understand our innermost needs. We shouldn't use irony to reduce their power.
That's the trouble with honorable mentions: they let everyone know you applied and didn't win.
Making a film that's supposed to be fun to watch is really hard - that's the weird irony of it.
Irony is based on insecurity; people like to not like things because they don't understand them.
...his job was the very least important part of his life, never to be mentioned except in irony.
The irony is that I'm actually a very empathetic person, but I don't believe in sympathy at all.
Irony is a disciplinarian feared only by those who do not know it, but cherished by those who do
It could draw from a greater reservoir of freedom. The irony could develop an even greater ease.
I don't embrace irony, but I do think it's a pre-existing condition; we manage it as best we can.
It's kind of a terrible irony, in a way, that the solution to America's problems was World War II.
My book has a very simple surface, but there are layers of irony and paradox all the way through it.
My generation has a hard time being genuine and enthusiastic. There's a lot of irony in our culture.
Men who retain irony are not to be trusted. They can't always resist an impulse to tickle themselves.
I know the universe has a sense of irony, and sometimes you get reminded just how sadistic that can be.
It is one of the ironies of history that reformers so often misjudge the consequences of their reforms.
I'm not sure a lot of us in the music business or in rock 'n' roll are given credit for irony or humor.
The irony is that, coming from a white-collar British background, I tend to play blue-collar Americans!
The antidote to hubris, to overweening pride, is irony, that capacity to discover and systematize ideas.
I think I would explode in flames of irony if I were to option an idea that I was satirizing in a novel.
I'm so sick of sarcasm and irony, I could kill! Sincerely, the real root of things is love and sacrifice.
There's something about Vonnegut's deadpan irony that I really like. And I like Borges' puzzle structure.
Skype is a wonderful thing. The irony is that you never Skype when you're in the same country as someone.
Part of the irony of environmentalism is questing for solutions when you know you're part of the problem.
I love the irony. I'm perceived as being really young and yet I have the clinical condition of an old man.
You know the great irony is that people think you have to have money to enjoy fine food, which is a shame.
The irony of New Testament lordship is that only in slavery to Christ can a man discover authentic freedom.
I love British television. I love the irony, I love the authenticity and I love the roles I get put up for.
One of the persistent ironies of reform is the impossibility of predicting the full consequences of change.
Bourgeois values aren't just for white people. The irony is: Bourgeois values can help minorities get ahead.
There are a million ways to make money in the markets. The irony is that they are all very difficult to find.
Crying wolf may have been the boy's undoing, but the true irony was that the wolves were always lurking nearby.