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Irony Quotes

Life’s irony is that as soon as worldly goods and worldly success are of no concern to you, the way is open for them to flow to you Picture Quote #1

One interesting thing about greed is that although the underlying motive is to seek satisfaction, the irony is that even after obtaining the object of your desire you are still not satisfied. The true antidote of greed is contentment Picture Quote #1

Truth offends everyone outside its definitions. But the irony of truth is that the greater its potential for offense, the greater its potential for giving hope Picture Quote #1

Crying wolf may have been the boy’s undoing, but the true irony was that the wolves were always lurking nearby Picture Quote #1

The irony is that the person not taking risks feels the same amount of fear as the person who regularly takes risks Picture Quote #1

Irony is a disciplinarian feared only by those who do not know it, but cherished by those who do. He who does not understand irony and has no ear for its whispering lacks of what might called the absolute beginning of the personal life. He lacks what at moments is indispensable for the personal life, lacks both the regeneration and rejuvenation, the cleaning baptism of irony that redeems the soul from having its life in finitude though living boldly and energetically in finitude Picture Quote #1

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When it was over, she gathered him in her arms. And told him the terrible irony of her life. That she had wanted to be dead all those years while her brother had been alive. That had been her sin. And this was her penance. Wanting to live when everyone else seemed dead Picture Quote #1

Sure, nothing succeeds like success. Fact is, dearest, we are fools. We cling to an ideal no one wants or cares about. I am the greater fool of the two of us. I go on eating out my heart and poisoning every moment of my life in the attempt to rouse people’s sensibilities. At least if I could do it with closed eyes. The irony is I see the futility of my efforts and yet I can’t let go Picture Quote #1

Don’t be too much concerned about money, because that is the greatest distraction against happiness. And the irony of ironies is that people think they will be happy when they have money. Money has nothing to do with happiness. If you are happy and you have money, you can use it for happiness. If you are unhappy and you have money, you will use that money for more unhappiness. Because money is simply a neutral force Picture Quote #1

On the other hand, I view the whole matter from a cosmic perspective. I don’t take a position. I believe that there are no more positions to take, no certainties, no facts. Many people find this confusing about my films; they say I am hiding out behind irony. But from a cosmic viewpoint, it is eternally unimportant whether one lives or not Picture Quote #1

Yes, of course that’s true but you know, the irony of all that is that before the accident, I’d pretty much lost interest in playing drums Picture Quote #1

The irony is that the more unapologetically sexist men are in movies, the more women tend to be attracted to them in person Picture Quote #1

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There is grim irony in speaking of the freedom of contract of those who, because of their economic necessities, give their service for less than is needful to keep body and soul together Picture Quote #1

He had zero experience but he was really good. The irony is, given the fact that the character can’t play very well, is that he’s actually a brilliant footballer Picture Quote #1

This book has neither the virtue of irony nor deserves the sympathy reserved for the truly mad Picture Quote #1

Over the years they had developed a layer of sincerity over the irony over the sincerity. It was an irony sandwich, then, which tasted mostly like sincerity, like a cheap, bad sandwich Picture Quote #1

The presence of irony does not necessarily mean that the earnestness is excluded. Only assistant professors assume that Picture Quote #1

At the best, sarcasms, bitter irony, scathing wit, are a sort of swordplay of the mind. You pink your adversary, and he is forthwith dead; and then you deserve to be hung for it Picture Quote #1

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Concluding his lackluster effort, he told me the irony was that his fame would come after he died. I told him the irony was that he didn’t know the difference between ironic and delusional Picture Quote #1

You know the great irony is that people think you have to have money to enjoy fine food, which is a shame Picture Quote #1

It’s kind of a terrible irony, in a way, that the solution to America’s problems was World War II Picture Quote #1

I think I would explode in flames of irony if I were to option an idea that I was satirizing in a novel Picture Quote #1

I like to have my characters talking in an up-to-date way, and I like their essentially modern self-awareness, which means we can have lots of irony and jokes Picture Quote #1

I love the irony. I’m perceived as being really young and yet I have the clinical condition of an old man Picture Quote #1

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He knew that women appreciated neither irony nor sarcasm, but simple jokes and funny stories. He was amply provided with both Picture Quote #1

I know the universe has a sense of irony, and sometimes you get reminded just how sadistic that can be Picture Quote #1

You were so near death that ghosts crowded around you, weeping silver tears, waiting for you with such smiles. You humans, you know, whoever built you sewed irony into your sinews Picture Quote #1

The irony of the matter is that the future generations do not have a vote. In effect, we hold their proxy Picture Quote #1

The grim irony of investing, then, is that we investors as a group not only don’t get what we pay for, we get precisely what we don’t pay for. So if we pay for nothing, we get everything Picture Quote #1

There are a million ways to make money in the markets. The irony is that they are all very difficult to find Picture Quote #1

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Life’s irony is that as soon as worldly goods and worldly success are of no concern to you, the way is open for them to flow to you (Irony Quotes) One interesting thing about greed is that although the underlying motive is to seek satisfaction, the irony is that even after obtaining the object of your desire you are still not satisfied. The true antidote of greed is contentment (Irony Quotes) Truth offends everyone outside its definitions. But the irony of truth is that the greater its potential for offense, the greater its potential for giving hope (Irony Quotes) Crying wolf may have been the boy’s undoing, but the true irony was that the wolves were always lurking nearby (Irony Quotes) The irony is that the person not taking risks feels the same amount of fear as the person who regularly takes risks (Irony Quotes) Irony is a disciplinarian feared only by those who do not know it, but cherished by those who do. He who does not understand irony and has no ear for its whispering lacks of what might called the absolute beginning of the personal life. He lacks what at moments is indispensable for the personal life, lacks both the regeneration and rejuvenation, the cleaning baptism of irony that redeems the soul from having its life in finitude though living boldly and energetically in finitude (Irony Quotes) When it was over, she gathered him in her arms. And told him the terrible irony of her life. That she had wanted to be dead all those years while her brother had been alive. That had been her sin. And this was her penance. Wanting to live when everyone else seemed dead (Irony Quotes) Sure, nothing succeeds like success. Fact is, dearest, we are fools. We cling to an ideal no one wants or cares about. I am the greater fool of the two of us. I go on eating out my heart and poisoning every moment of my life in the attempt to rouse people’s sensibilities. At least if I could do it with closed eyes. The irony is I see the futility of my efforts and yet I can’t let go (Irony Quotes) Don’t be too much concerned about money, because that is the greatest distraction against happiness. And the irony of ironies is that people think they will be happy when they have money. Money has nothing to do with happiness. If you are happy and you have money, you can use it for happiness. If you are unhappy and you have money, you will use that money for more unhappiness. Because money is simply a neutral force (Irony Quotes) On the other hand, I view the whole matter from a cosmic perspective. I don’t take a position. I believe that there are no more positions to take, no certainties, no facts. Many people find this confusing about my films; they say I am hiding out behind irony. But from a cosmic viewpoint, it is eternally unimportant whether one lives or not (Irony Quotes) Yes, of course that’s true but you know, the irony of all that is that before the accident, I’d pretty much lost interest in playing drums (Irony Quotes) The irony is that the more unapologetically sexist men are in movies, the more women tend to be attracted to them in person (Irony Quotes) There is grim irony in speaking of the freedom of contract of those who, because of their economic necessities, give their service for less than is needful to keep body and soul together (Irony Quotes) He had zero experience but he was really good. The irony is, given the fact that the character can’t play very well, is that he’s actually a brilliant footballer (Irony Quotes) This book has neither the virtue of irony nor deserves the sympathy reserved for the truly mad (Irony Quotes) Over the years they had developed a layer of sincerity over the irony over the sincerity. It was an irony sandwich, then, which tasted mostly like sincerity, like a cheap, bad sandwich (Irony Quotes) The presence of irony does not necessarily mean that the earnestness is excluded. Only assistant professors assume that (Irony Quotes) At the best, sarcasms, bitter irony, scathing wit, are a sort of swordplay of the mind. You pink your adversary, and he is forthwith dead; and then you deserve to be hung for it (Irony Quotes) Concluding his lackluster effort, he told me the irony was that his fame would come after he died. I told him the irony was that he didn’t know the difference between ironic and delusional (Irony Quotes) You know the great irony is that people think you have to have money to enjoy fine food, which is a shame (Irony Quotes) It’s kind of a terrible irony, in a way, that the solution to America’s problems was World War II (Irony Quotes) I think I would explode in flames of irony if I were to option an idea that I was satirizing in a novel (Irony Quotes) I like to have my characters talking in an up-to-date way, and I like their essentially modern self-awareness, which means we can have lots of irony and jokes (Irony Quotes) I love the irony. I’m perceived as being really young and yet I have the clinical condition of an old man (Irony Quotes) He knew that women appreciated neither irony nor sarcasm, but simple jokes and funny stories. He was amply provided with both (Irony Quotes) I know the universe has a sense of irony, and sometimes you get reminded just how sadistic that can be (Irony Quotes) You were so near death that ghosts crowded around you, weeping silver tears, waiting for you with such smiles. You humans, you know, whoever built you sewed irony into your sinews (Irony Quotes) The irony of the matter is that the future generations do not have a vote. In effect, we hold their proxy (Irony Quotes) The grim irony of investing, then, is that we investors as a group not only don’t get what we pay for, we get precisely what we don’t pay for. So if we pay for nothing, we get everything (Irony Quotes) There are a million ways to make money in the markets. The irony is that they are all very difficult to find (Irony Quotes)

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