Great Satire Quotes For The Roguish

Satire is the use of strong irony, humour, ridicule and exaggeration to denounce, unmask and criticize people. Satires come handy when you get burned by love, betrayed by a friend, offended by someone or humiliated by colleagues. Satires can be in form of humorous one-liners or a genuinely jaded jab, whichever form they maybe but these zingers serve as an outlet to all the repressed pique out while bringing a grin on your face. We all love sarcasm and use it quite often to effectively pour out our frustrations while still coming off like the lovable person we are. If you are tired of the run-of-the-mill quotes and sayings, here is a collection of some best satire quotes and sayings that are perfect for a verbal showdown of wits. Don’t go through life unprepared; just browse through the collection of satire quotes and thoughts apt for every situation including comebacks, breakups and advice in general. Bookmark these satire quotes and sayings that have the power to make your days more vibrant.

Kaizad Gustad is quite crazy, and he has weird ideas, and 'Boom' is one such idea. It's a crazy film by a crazy guy. It's almost a satire, a black comedy.

Kaizad Gustad is quite crazy, and he has weird ideas, and 'Boom' is one such idea. It's a crazy film by a crazy guy. It's almost a satire, a black comedy.
Amitabh Bachchan

Satire is tragedy plus time.
Leonard Alfred Schneider

When you look at golf films before us they're all - garbage or satire. A lot of sports films tend to vilify the opposition. Where the opposition becomes this big angry monster, so big you can't beat him.

When you look at golf films before us they're all - garbage or satire. A lot of sports films tend to vilify the opposition. Where the opposition becomes this big angry monster, so big you can't beat him.
Shia LaBeouf

I try and write satire that's well-intentioned. But those intentions have to be hidden. It can't be completely clear, and that's what makes it comedy.

I try and write satire that's well-intentioned. But those intentions have to be hidden. It can't be completely clear, and that's what makes it comedy.
Bo Burnham

Satire is a sort of glass, wherein beholders do generally discover everybody's face but their own.

Satire is a sort of glass, wherein beholders do generally discover everybody's face but their own.
Jonathan Swift

Political satire became obsolete when Henry Kissinger was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

Political satire became obsolete when Henry Kissinger was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
Tom Lehrer

The reason I wrote political satire was because I thought it - politics - was important... that public policy was important. Then I transitioned into books, then into radio.

The reason I wrote political satire was because I thought it - politics - was important... that public policy was important. Then I transitioned into books, then into radio.
Al Franken

Comedy has to be done en clair. You can’t blunt the edge of wit or the point of satire with obscurity. Try to imagine a famous witty saying that is not immediately clear.

Comedy has to be done en clair. You can’t blunt the edge of wit or the point of satire with obscurity. Try to imagine a famous witty saying that is not immediately clear.
James Thurber

It is difficult not to write satire.
Juvenal

Oh, be humble, my brother, in your prosperity! Whose virtue is a deficiency of temptation, whose success may be a chance, whose rank may be an ancestor's accident, whose prosperity is very likely a satire.

Oh, be humble, my brother, in your prosperity! Whose virtue is a deficiency of temptation, whose success may be a chance, whose rank may be an ancestor's accident, whose prosperity is very likely a satire.
William Makepeace Thackeray

Fools are my theme, let satire be my song.

Fools are my theme, let satire be my song.
Lord Byron

I grew up around media so for me I've always been interested in that topic, whether it's a complete satire or a documentary. I love anything that touches on the state of information versus entertainment and what's newsworthy and what's not.
Patrick Wilson

Political satire became obsolete when they awarded Henry Kissinger the Nobel Peace Prize.

Political satire became obsolete when they awarded Henry Kissinger the Nobel Peace Prize.
Tom Lehrer

Satire is a sort of glass wherein beholders do generally discover everybody’s face but their own.
Jonathan Swift