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Satire Quotes
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Short satire quotes from writers, poets and thinkers. Copy one, share it, or download it as an image.
Satire is giving a sharp edge to a blunt truth.
Dinesh ThakurDinesh Thakur Satire among the Romans, but not among the Greeks, was a bitter invective poem.
John DrydenJohn Dryden Satiety is a neighbor to continued pleasures.
QuintilianQuintilian Satire is a kind of poetry in which human vices are reprehended.
John DrydenJohn Dryden I think if journalists start doing that then they won’t be practicing journalism. If satirists start doing that then they won’t be practicing satire.
Adam GopnikAdam Gopnik The most brilliant satire of all time was ‘A Modest Proposal’ by Jonathan Swift. You’ll notice how everything got straightened out in Ireland within days of that coming out.
P. J. O'RourkeP. J. O'Rourke We’re never going to be the ultimate-insider look. You can do 50 insider looks at this Hollywood business, and the satire didn’t intrigue me. I think others can do that.
Barry LevinsonBarry Levinson satire is a wrapping of exaggeration around a core of reality.
Barbara TuchmanBarbara Tuchman Most of my contemporaries at school entered the World of Business, the logical destiny of bores.
Barry HumphriesBarry Humphries Satire is, more than those he brands, to blame; He hides behind a magisterial air He own offences, and strips others’ bare.
William CowperWilliam Cowper My heart keeps room for you always even when you can’t be here.
Holly DuxburyHolly Duxbury You are seeing humanity at its worst and best. A collision of the circumstance.
Samantha King HolmesSamantha King Holmes Treat her like a dream. Follow her, pursue her, and always remind her that you’ll never give up on her.
Jenny AJenny A I care but I’m done trying. I love but I’m done showing.
Divya khandalDivya khandal Never feel defined by your size, measures, and beauty standards.
Jacklyn TysonJacklyn Tyson The wild is always changing like a reminder. You do not have to be the same to be beautiful.
Sabina LauraSabina Laura