20th-century Satirist Quotes

Dorothy Parker

John Wells (satirist)

Mikhail Zhvanetsky

Danny Wallace (humorist)

David Thorne (writer)

Our homeland is the whole world. Our law is liberty. We have but one thought, revolution in our hearts.

We were all imitative. We all wandered in after Miss Edna St. Vincent Millay. We were all being dashing and gallant, declaring we weren't virgins, whether we were or not.

It is hard to look up to a leader who keeps his ear to the ground.

We enjoyed…his slyness. He mastered the art of walking backward into the future. He would say 'After me'. And some people went ahead, and some went behind, and he would go backward.

Of Mikhail Gorbachev

Mikhail Zhvanetsky

Journalism could be described as turning one's enemies into money.

Craig Brown (satirist)

There are three things which are real: God, human folly, and laughter. Since the first two pass our comprehension, we must do what we can with the third.

Infantilism is possibly the hallmark of our generation.

John Wells (satirist)

The old man dance, where I tense up, shuffle my feet intermittently, complain about the music volume, and sit down for a rest.

David Thorne (writer)

Wagamama. Text messaging aficionados might like to note that this is one of the most satisfying words you can possibly type.

Danny Wallace (humorist)