#ironic

It's ironic that in our culture everyone's biggest complaint is about not having enough time; yet nothing terrifies us more than the thought of eternity. ↗

— Dennis Miller

#biggest #complaint #culture #enough #eternity

As they say, one thing led to another, and, ultimately, the British and Irish governments asked me to serve as chairman of the peace negotiations, which ironically began six years ago this week. ↗

— George J. Mitchell

#another #asked #began #british #chairman

Ironically, we live in times that are awash in authentic sacred music. ↗

— Richard Morris

#awash #ironically #live #music #sacred

I think at its best the American sense of humor is the same as the British sense of humor at its best, which is to be wry and ironic and self deprecating. ↗

— Simon Pegg

#best #british #humor #i #i think

Everything is ironic to me. There are moments I find hysterical, but I'm probably the only one who would find that, except for a few people. ↗

— River Phoenix

#except #few #few people #find #hysterical

Ironically, Latin American countries, in their instability, give writers and intellectuals the hope that they are needed. ↗

— Manuel Puig

#countries #give #hope #instability #intellectuals

I think people tend to feel odd when I do my act. Unless you are an ironic person, it's not a good place for you to be. ↗

— Colin Quinn

#feel #good #good place #i #i do

America is not only big and rich, it is mysterious; and its capacity for the humorous or ironical concealment of its interests matches that of the legendary inscrutable Chinese. ↗

— David Riesman

#big #capacity #chinese #concealment #humorous

We were talking about the prince,' Sansa said, her voice soft as a kiss. Arya knew which prince she meant: Joffrey, of course. The tall, handsome one. Sansa got to sit with him at the feast. Arya had to sit with the little fat one. Naturally. ↗

— George R.R. Martin

#a-song-of-ice-and-fire #arya #feast #funny #george-r-r-martin

When I was a boy, unconsciously, spontaneously I learned the art of telling ironic stories. ↗

— Dario Fo

#boy #i #ironic #learned #spontaneously