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Satire is traditionally the weapon of the powerless...

Satire is traditionally the weapon of the powerless against the powerful.

Quote by Molly Ivins about satire

Satire is a lesson, parody is a game.

Satire is a lesson, parody is a game.

Quote by Vladimir Nabokov about satire, teaching, games

Satan, really, is the romantic youth of Jesus...

Satan, really, is the romantic youth of Jesus re-appearing for a moment.

Quote by James Joyce about youth, moment

Fools are my theme, let satire be my song.

Fools are my theme, let satire be my song.

Quote by George Gordon Byron about satire

A market is never saturated with a good product, but it...

A market is never saturated with a good product, but it is very quickly saturated with a bad one.

Quote by Henry Ford about bad luck, bad, good, good luck

It is difficult not to write satire.

It is difficult not to write satire.

Quote by Juvenal about satire

I have the simplest tastes. I am always satisfied with...

I have the simplest tastes. I am always satisfied with the best.

Quote by Oscar Wilde about philosophy

He is well paid that is well satisfied.

He is well paid that is well satisfied.

Quote by William Shakespeare about philosophy

If quantitatively the American achievement is impressive, ...

If quantitatively the American achievement is impressive, qualitatively it is somewhat less satisfying.

Quote by Irving Babbitt about americans

But I am satisfied that the information that we have that...

But I am satisfied that the information that we have that this is the work of Zarqawi, is accurate.

Quote by John Abizaid about work

Look at a day when you are supremely satisfied at the end. It's not a day when you lounge around doing nothing; it's when you've had everything to do, and you've done it.

Quote by Lord Acton about day, end, nothing

To be able to look back upon one's past life with...

To be able to look back upon one's past life with satisfaction is to live twice.

Quote by Lord Acton about past, life

I'm not satisfied with the explanations I get from tv or...

I'm not satisfied with the explanations I get from tv or from school.

Quote by Erykah Badu about school

I do not fear Satan half so much as I fear those who fear...

I do not fear Satan half so much as I fear those who fear him.

Quote by Sfanta Tereza De Avila about fear

Love is the hardest habit to break, and the most...

Love is the hardest habit to break, and the most difficult to satisfy.

Quote by Drew Barrymore about habits, love

Conceit spoils the finest genius. There is not much danger that real talent or goodness will be overlooked long; even if it is, the consciousness of possessing and using it well should satisfy one, and the great charm of all power is modesty.

Quote by Louisa May Alcott about modesty, charm, danger, genius, power, talent, real estate

Her friends say she is very funny. At a family dinner, she stood to go, and the footman very properly pulled her chair away. At that moment I asked her a question and she sat down again, except there was no chair. Everyone, including the Queen,...

Quote by Prince Andrew about question, family, moment

We cannot blame the schools alone for the dismal decline in SAT verbal scores. When our kids come home from school do they pick up a book or do they sit glued to the tube, watching music videos? Parents, don't make the mistake of thinking your kid...

Quote by George W. Bush about mistake, parents, thinking, school, home, music

I have a notion that gamblers are as happy as most people, being always excited; women, wine, fame, the table, even ambition, sate now and then, but every turn of the card and cast of the dice keeps the gambler alive - besides one can game ten...

Quote by George Gordon Byron about wine, ambition, fame, games, happiness, being, things, people

I have lived long enough to satisfy both nature and glory.

I have lived long enough to satisfy both nature and glory.

Quote by Iulius Cezar about glory, nature

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