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It is difficult not to write satire.
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Praise undeserved, is satire in disguise.
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Satire is traditionally the weapon of the powerless against the powerful.
Molly Ivins
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Satire is, by definition, offensive. It is meant to make us feel uncomfortable. It is meant to make us scratch our heads, think, do a double-take, and then think again.
Maajid Nawaz
Satire
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When satire is aimed at the powerless, it is not only cruel - it's vulgar.
Molly Ivins
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Good satire comes from anger. It comes from a sense of injustice, that there are wrongs in the world that need to be fixed. And what better place to get that well of venom and outrage boiling than a newsroom, because you're on the front lines.
Carl Hiaasen
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Satire is what closes on Saturday night.
George S. Kaufman
Satire
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The trouble with most comedians who try to do satire is that they are essentially brash, noisy and indelicate people who have to use a sledge hammer to smash a butterfly.
Imogene Coca
Satire
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Noisy
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Comedians
Hammer
Brash
Essentially
Use
Who
Butterfly
It is difficult not to write satire.
Juvenal
Satire
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By the very nature of satire or parody, you have to love and respect your target and respect it enough to understand every aspect of it, so you can more effectively make fun of it.
T. J. Miller
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