Satire Quotes

What a newspaper needs in its news, in its headlines, and on its editorial page is terseness, humor, descriptive power, satire, originality, good literary style, clever condensation, and accuracy, accuracy, accuracy! Joseph Pulitzer
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Praise undeserved, is satire in disguise. Alexander Pope
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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
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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 Closes Saturday Saturday Night Night
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
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It is difficult not to write satire. Juvenal
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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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You can't debate satire. Either you get it or you don't. Michael Moore
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'Halal in the Family' will expose a broad audience to some of the realities of being Muslim in America. By using satire, we will encourage people to reconsider their assumptions about Muslims, while providing a balm to those experiencing anti-Muslim bias. I also hope those Uncles and Aunties out there will crack a smile! Aasif Mandvi
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The reason I wrote political satire was because I thought it - politics - was important... that public policy was important. Then I transitioned into books, then into radio. Al Franken
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Kaizad Gustad is quite crazy, and he has weird ideas, and 'Boom' is one such idea. It's a crazy film by a crazy guy. It's almost a satire, a black comedy. Amitabh Bachchan
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I've written quite a variety of songs, everything from kids songs to political satire, and my dad covered a fairly large range, also. Arlo Guthrie
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A lot of people tend to glorify the role of satire and comedians. They put them up as role models, as fighters for the truth and against tyranny, and I think that's overrated. Bassem Youssef
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A lot of political music to me can be rather pedantic and corny, and when it's done right - like Bruce Springsteen or Jackson Browne or great satire from Randy Newman, there's nothing better. Bonnie Raitt
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I think you're born with a comedy gene, and you can't teach timing, and you can't teach satire, pathos. Brad Garrett
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If you write satire, the guilty pleasure these days is that there's just so much material about. On the other hand, if you have a family it can be depressing. Carl Hiaasen
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The sole purpose of a crown is to make anyone not wearing one feel like an insignificant pauper. They're obscene to the point of satire. Charlie Brooker
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I was very involved in political satire, and I'd been writing parody for 'Mad' and 'National Lampoon,' so I made up some strange story about Gerald Ford. Chevy Chase
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A sitcom isn't usually the right tool for satire. Chris Morris
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I never really considered 'Quantum & Woody' a comedic book or a funny book. I never thought of it as a satire. Christopher Priest
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I think comedy and satire are the strongest ways to deal with very serious themes and very painful themes. Colman Domingo
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The people running Silicon Valley are not making the show because they want to do a satire of Silicon Valley. They are just comedy writers, and they want to make a funny show. Daniel Lyons
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Satire can always be found everywhere. A people without love for satire is a dead people. Dario Fo
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