Faith is a luxury for those who are able to ignore what the rest of us must see every day. Pessimism, distrust, and irony are the holy trinity of my religion, irony in particular.
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Related Objection, evasion, joyous distrust, and love of irony are signs of health; everything absolute belo... FRIEDRICH NIETZSCHE A mouth of no distinction but well practiced, before I entered my teens, in irony. For what is irony... JOYCE CAROL OATES Irony is a disciplinarian feared only by those who do not know it, but cherished by those who do. He... SOREN KIERKEGAARD There is a percentage of kids who don't go on to college for a variety of reasons. And the irony is ... GINO NALLI Life's Irony;Not every wrong is a sin,for some wrongs are actually acts of righteousness. DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) Life's Irony;The aroma of a religion is a more tasty meal than the religion itself. DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) The irony of that is, what makes it kind of ironic, is when you do become successful as a profession... FRANK SHORTER The irony of life is that those who wear masks often tell us more truths than those with open faces. MARIE LU Those who meet objections to their forcing their religion on others with cries of 'Show respect!' cl... CHRISTINA ENGELA The irony of life is like a brothel without prostitutes--but don't you worry, prostitutes don't need... EFRAT CYBULKIEWICZ Life's irony;For every person grateful for the goodies of life,there are thousands contemplating sui... DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) As I write, I control my anxiety and anguish thanks to the invaluable aid of irony and humor. But ev... ENRIQUE VILA-MATAS Life's irony; The most competitive industry in life is religion. DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) Empathy is the new measurement of everything. It doesn't matter what religion you have, what God you... C. JOYBELL C. I don't think I see the world in terms of stupid or clever, but in terms of being able to get ir... DOUGLAS COUPLAND Some day perhaps our time will be known as the age of irony. Not the witty irony of the eighteenth c... ERICH MARIA REMARQUE Life's irony;The biggest stumbling block to global peace is religion. DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) Americans are not renowned for having a sense of irony. ANDREW DOMINIK It feels like a continuation of the Blondie sound. It's very eclectic, ... Our influences are not al... CLEM BURKE It feels like a continuation of the Blondie sound. It's very eclectic. Our influences are not all mu... CLEM BURKE The marriage irony; more than half of those not married are eager to venture in & more than half of ... DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) The irony is we went way out of the world and had to learn worldly skills to survive out there. What... LARRY HARVEY We are all tourists in history, and irony is what we win in wars. ANATOLE BROYARD A taste for irony has kept more hearts from breaking than a sense of humor for it takes irony to app... JESSAMYN WEST When you were in least of need, people or objects turned up but when you were in a fraught situation... DEEPIKA KUMAARAGURU Ein Optimist ist ein Mensch, der ein Dutzend Austern bestellt, in der Hoffnung, sie mit der Perle, d... THEODOR FONTANE And it was strange, I thought, that sorrow lasts and can make a man look forward to death, but the m... V.S. NAIPAUL Life's irony;In life religion has come to dis-unite us,but both sports & business have come to unite... DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) TRINITY, n. In the multiplex theism of certain Christian churches, three entirely distinct deities c... AMBROSE BIERCE There's an irony here, in that Del. Dwyer feels he is a spiritual activist. You know what? So do I a... DAN FURMANSKY It was pivotal in making you but you don't remember it. Or do you? Do we understand the events that ... DOUGLAS COUPLAND Life's irony;For every person experiencing prosperity in life,there are thousands undergoing poverty... DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) Nobody gets irony anymore, as we are now living in the post-ironic age. Once George Bush gets a libr... ERIC IDLE (All the grief she had suffered over her lifetime had moulded her face into a mask of eternal sadnes... JEAN SASSON Food- the only thing that the fortunate ones put aside to satisfy their fancy dietary plans and work... ADHISH MAZUMDER In a day and age where it seems like women want to be with unstable, psychotic, manipulative freaks;... C. JOYBELL C. Often we withhold our affections, waiting first for love to be extended to us. The irony is that we ... RICHELLE E. GOODRICH He came to put a harlot above a Pharisee, a penitent robber above a High Priest, and a prodigal son ... FULTON J. SHEEN Life's irony; Where ever there is poverty,crises & sicknesses in life,religion becomes the major ben... DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) We will all be destroyed whether we like it or not. I say let's like it. DBC PIERRE Life's irony; Faith without works equals dead faith,but faith also produces the power to love work. DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) You must have faith to pray. You must have faith to ponder the word of God. You must have faith to d... HENRY B. EYRING Life's irony;Even those that commit suicide are not entirely without hope,for they also have hope in... DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) A taste for irony has kept more hearts from breaking than a sense of humor for it takes irony to app... JESSAMYN WEST A taste for irony has kept more hearts from breaking than a sense of humor for it takes irony to ap... JESSAMYN WEST A taste for irony has kept more hearts from breaking than a sense of humor, for it takes irony to ap... JESSAMYN WEST The irony upon irony of this lawsuit was great. First, Fox having the trademark 'fair and balanced' ... AL FRANKEN Irony is a disciplinarian feared only by those who do not know it, but cherished by those who do SOREN KIERKEGAARD My book has a very simple surface, but there are layers of irony and paradox all the way through it. MARK HADDON Bad Religion has never been about criticizing people who are Christian. But we've always been ab... GREG GRAFFIN Isn’t it an irony of the sorts that most evolved people think that they are dispensable, lesser hu... SANDEEP SAHAJPAL I love the irony of movies. I really do. For whatever reason, I'm incredibly intrigued by the ir... ZACK SNYDER The irony is that while most of us are optimistic about our futures, the reality is clear that accid... DAN HOUSTON Faith belongs to the human spirit. Faith is faith. Humanity is divided by religion, religion is the ... C. JOYBELL C. People will politicize religion; we see it in every faith, in every religion. We see it with Pat Rob... KEITH ELLISON To me, words and what's behind the words are what perpetuates the Jewish religion, as opposed to ico... CAROL BARNETT How do you know if something is real? That’s easy. Does it change you? Does it form you? Does it g... C. JOYBELL C. An irony of whole life story is that a person who says or does honestly good for others is not so mu... ANUJ SOMANY What must I say, that you don’t know on your own? NIKHIL SHRIVASTAVA Then Carrot said, "It's better to light a candle than curse the darkness, captain. That's what they ... TERRY PRATCHETT My aunt and overprivileged cousin only recognize two states of being: glitter and grunge. And if you... RACHEL VINCENT To be sure, those who are actually engaged in combat - those who actually see the maimed bodies and ... STANLEY HAUERWAS What will make you a star is in you SOTONYE ANGA Life's irony;If poverty where to be a religion,it certainly would be the religion with the highest n... DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) The irony is that often those that feel the most need for control, are themselves the ones being con... CARLOS FELFOLDI The irony to us was the majority of Canadians die in hospital and die of non-cancer causes. DR. DAREN HEYLAND I like to open for a band as it brings on sort of a challenge and it makes things more interesting. ... KELLY JONES ISIS and radical Islam have declared war on us not because of anything we have done - not because we... TOM TANCREDO what is bad for the heart is good for art. The terrible irony of our lives as artists. JANDY NELSON For every man who lives without freedom, the rest of us must face the guilt. LILLIAN HELLMAN Whether one is Marian or Charismatic or both, or prays in one or more of the many other ways open to... MICHAEL O'BRIEN Life's irony;Behind the razmattaz & sparkleness we see in the rich are some shady & unclean past tha... DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) But a desperate heart will seduce the mind. MITCH ALBOM To say "He was a young fool, and now he's an old fool" is to make a distinction without a difference... GARY INBINDER No sense of the irony of human experience, that we are the highest form of life on earth, and yet in... DON DELILLO The irony of sensory deprivation tanks is that in order to think outside the box, you must first go ... RYAN LILLY Life's Irony;Most people believe in democracy just because they are beneficiaries of the system. DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) The most dangerous irony is, people are angry with others because of their own incompetence. AMIT KALANTRI My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch JACK NICHOLSON I like the irony in my work. MIUCCIA PRADA Even if that were true, it wouldn't be irony," Lucas pointed out. "Irony is the contrast between wha... CLAUDIA GRAY Holy Trinity has a lot of talent, a great organization and something for us to look forward to being... LONNIE JOHNSON Our universities are so determined to impose tolerance that they'll expel you for saying what you th... JOHN PERRY BARLOW Irony and cynicism were just what the U.S. hypocrisy of the fifties and sixties called for. That’s... DAVID FOSTER WALLACE So, tomorrow, I'm leaving. And I'm not going to let that happen again with anyone else. I'm going to... STEPHEN CHBOSKY My faith is the grand drama of my life. I'm a believer, so I sing words of God to those who have no ... OLIVIER MESSIAEN The definition of black irony is Pro-lifers killing Doctors who do abortions BILL HICKS I love you, Allie. I am who I am because of you. You are every reason, every hope, and every dream I... NICHOLAS SPARKS Every luxury must be paid for, and everything is a luxury, starting with being in the world. CESARE PAVESE Every luxury must be paid for, and everything is a luxury, starting with being in the world. CESARE PAVESE Irony is an insult conveyed in the form of a compliment. EDWIN P. WHIPPLE Irony is an insult conveyed in the form of a compliment EDWIN P. WHIPPLE The problem is that once the rules of art are debunked, and once the unpleasant realities the irony ... DAVID FOSTER WALLACE 'Sabotage' was an opportunity. That was journeyman work, but the irony is I learned more off... DAVID AYER Wake up to a brand new day and realize why you woke up to meet the day! Live to the end of another d... ERNEST AGYEMANG YEBOAH Believers are not to rest in suppositions and ill-defined ideas of what constitutes truth. Their fai... ELLEN G. WHITE It takes a relative amount of courage just to get out of bed each day. There are those who are stron... DARRELL CALKINS Irony is the hygiene of the mind. ELIZABETH BIBESCO Irony is the hygiene of the mind. ELIZABETH ASQUITH BIBESCO Irony is the hygiene of the mind. PRINCESS ELIZABETH ASQUITH BIBESCO
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