Quotes of: Satirists Keyword

Comedy to the Senate? Well, there certainly hasn't been a satirist or a political satirist who's done that. So, that really was uncharted territory during the campaign. But I think it's a good thing. Some people thought that it was an odd career arc,...

Al Franken

Some men are born sodomites, some achieve sodomy, and some have sodomy thrust upon them...

The Scented Garden Of Abdullah The Satirist Of Shiraz

I'd rather call myself a mischief-maker, an imp, rather than a satirist. Satirist sounds so self important. Plus no one is calling himself an imp right now. It makes me feel special.

Mo Rocca

Rory Bremner I have no problem with; he is a satirist, and a very funny one, too.

Richie Benaud

A satirist that criticizes religion is seen as a satanist.

Mokokoma Mokhonoana

Satirists gain the applause of others through fear, not through love.

William Hazlitt

I've spent my entire career being a satirist.

Al Franken

I found that not having a public profile was not hurting the work, and it freed me up to be the satirist I wanted to be.

Garry Trudeau

In a more intellectually rigorous age, I wouldn't be talked about as a satirist at all. I would just be a topical comedian.

Rory Bremner

A satirist is never certain whether he/she will be acclaimed or punished.

A Treasury of Satire

Minnesotans know the difference between the job of satirist and the job of senator. And so do I.

Al Franken

I'm not really a political satirist. I don't kid myself. I'm more interested in doing the mannerisms and the personality.

Rich Little

Satire works best when it hews close to the line between the outlandish and the possible - and as that line continues to grow thinner, the satirist's task becomes ever more difficult.

Graydon Carter

Some critics of my work took the view that a satirist should defer to the finer feelings of his readers and respect widely held beliefs.

David Low

The misnomer is that satirists are pessimists, or even misanthropes, but usually it is just a way to unlock human potential.

The Bill

Our most noted satirists are true columnists, and their opinions can be worth more than any well-documented expose.

Umberto Eco

The political satirist usually votes against their own interests, but the bottom line is that it doesn't really matter.

Lizz Winstead

I'm a satirist, so I've got boxing gloves on if the person is worthy of satire. But I'm not an assassin.

Stephen Colbert

I think I'm more of an absurdist than a satirist. I think I'm more of a - humanist? I hate to say it!

Mike White

The satirist shoots to kill while the humorist brings his prey back alive and eventually releases him again for another chance.

Peter De Vries

The satirist is prevented by repulsion from gaining a better knowledge of the world he is attracted to, yet he is forced by attraction to concern himself with the world that repels him.

Italo Calvino