"I never wanted to do political satire because it seems too surface to me."

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"I never wanted to do political satire because it seems too surface to me."

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"Genuinity is mother of stupidity."

Vikrmn, Indian Author

Satire, Stupidity, Mother, Truth, Irony

"Fella says today, 'Depression is over. I seen a jackrabbit, an' they wasn't nobody after him.' An' another fella says, 'That aint the reason. Can't afford to kill jackrabbits no more. Catch 'em and milk 'em an' turn 'em loose. One you seen prob'ly gone dry."

John Steinbeck, American Author

Satire, Depression, Poverty, Humor, Survival

"The difficulty with humourists is that they will mix what they believe with what they don't whichever seems likelier to win an effect."

John Updike, American Novelist

Satire, Humor, Irony, Belief, Manipulation

"God created war so that Americans would learn geography."

Mark Twain, American Author

Satire, God, War, Americans, Geography

"Does your guilty past catch up so fast with your age? You've been robbing hex nuts, cap nuts, lock nuts and wing nuts. No wonder you have turned into a greedy nut."

Angelica Hopes, Swiss Author

Satire, Guilt, Crime, Irony

"Never make fun of people who are different...unless they have more money, power and influence. Then you must."

Ziad K. Abdelnour, Lebanese Author

Satire, Humor, Wealth, Power, Truth

"We're roughage," Tyger said. "If we don't cause a little intestinal distress, no one knows we're there."

Neal Shusterman, American Author

Satire, Disruption, Humor, Impact, Awareness

"He wondered reflectively what would happen if you asked a nun where the Gents was. Probably the Pope sent you a sharp note or something."

Neil Gaiman, British Author

Satire, Humor, Religion, Authority

"Lebanese freedom of speech : You get to say whatever you like as long as the authorities approve of it... Hilarious."

Ziad K. Abdelnour, Lebanese Author

Satire, Freedom, Speech, Authority, Irony

"Mr. McGregor's a nasty piece of work, isn't he? Quite the Darth Vader of children's literature."

Jasper Fforde, British Novelist

Satire, Humor, Literature, Irony

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"I hope I never get so hard up I have to do advertisements. I've gotten ridiculous offers."

Hope

"I loved the late Gilda Radner. I love Carol Burnett and Lily Tomlin."

Love

"Why does everyone think the future is space helmets, silver foil, and talking like computers, like a bad episode of Star Trek?"

Computer

"As you get older, you realize it's work. It's that fine line between love and companionship. But passionate love? I'd love to know how to make that last."

Love

"Work is important to me. I want to do things for principle, not just for the sake of doing them."

Work

"Maybe when I'm 75 and living in the south of France, after everyone I want to bitch about is already dead, then I may want to talk about my life in Hollywood."

Life

"I'm as famous as I want to be."

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"Genuinity is mother of stupidity."

"Fella says today, 'Depression is over. I seen a jackrabbit, an' they wasn't nobody after him.' An' another fella says, 'That aint the reason. Can't afford to kill jackrabbits no more. Catch 'em and milk 'em an' turn 'em loose. One you seen prob'ly gone dry."

"The difficulty with humourists is that they will mix what they believe with what they don't whichever seems likelier to win an effect."

"God created war so that Americans would learn geography."

"Does your guilty past catch up so fast with your age? You've been robbing hex nuts, cap nuts, lock nuts and wing nuts. No wonder you have turned into a greedy nut."

"Never make fun of people who are different...unless they have more money, power and influence. Then you must."

"We're roughage," Tyger said. "If we don't cause a little intestinal distress, no one knows we're there."

"He wondered reflectively what would happen if you asked a nun where the Gents was. Probably the Pope sent you a sharp note or something."

"Lebanese freedom of speech : You get to say whatever you like as long as the authorities approve of it... Hilarious."

"Mr. McGregor's a nasty piece of work, isn't he? Quite the Darth Vader of children's literature."

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"Every character I do is based on someone I know."

"I like going to France, because no one knows who I am."

"It makes you more open, it gives you perspective, having a child."

"I hope I never get so hard up I have to do advertisements. I've gotten ridiculous offers."

"I loved the late Gilda Radner. I love Carol Burnett and Lily Tomlin."

"Why does everyone think the future is space helmets, silver foil, and talking like computers, like a bad episode of Star Trek?"

"As you get older, you realize it's work. It's that fine line between love and companionship. But passionate love? I'd love to know how to make that last."

"Work is important to me. I want to do things for principle, not just for the sake of doing them."

"Maybe when I'm 75 and living in the south of France, after everyone I want to bitch about is already dead, then I may want to talk about my life in Hollywood."

"I'm as famous as I want to be."