Neither irony or sarcasm is argument. — Samuel Butler
At a time like this, scorching irony, not convincing argument, is needed. — Frederick Douglass
There has to be irony, both in design and in the objects. I see around me a professional disease of taking everything too seriously. One of my secrets is to joke all the time — Achille Castiglioni
Isn't it the sweetest mockery to mock our enemies? — Sophocles
Just because I’m cheeky, doesn’t mean I’m not serious — David Hockney
Cynicism is easy. Mimicry is easy. Optimistic contrarians are the rarest breed. — Naval Ravikant
People who try to look smart by pointing out obvious exceptions actually signal the opposite. — Naval Ravikant
A sceptic finds Dallas absurd. A cynic thinks the public doesn't — Clive James
At the risk of appearing disingenuous, I don't really think of myself as 'writing humor.' I'm simply reporting on the world I observe, which is frequently hilarious. — Richard Russo
Satirists gain the applause of others through fear, not through love. — William Hazlitt
Sometimes you don't want to be a slapstick clown in order to convey a funny perception of the world. — Tina Weymouth
That's the Irish all over -- they treat a joke as a serious thing and a serious thing as a joke. — Sean O'Casey
A skeptic is a person who, when he sees the handwriting on the wall, claims it is a forgery. — Morris Bender
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Sarcastic Quotes
If you find it hard to laugh at yourself, I would be happy to do it for you. — Groucho Marx
I would challenge you to a battle of wits, but I see you are unarmed! — William Shakespeare
I thought about how mothers feed their babies with tiny little spoons and forks so I wondered, what do Chinese mothers use? Toothpicks? — George Carlin
In America, anyone can become president. That's the problem. — George Carlin
What a fine weather today! Can’t choose whether to drink tea or to hang myself. — Anton Chekhov
Never put off till tomorrow what you can do day after tomorrow just as well. — Mark Twain
If the black box flight recorder is never damaged during a plane crash, why isn’t the whole airplane made out of that stuff? — George Carlin
Have you noticed that all the people in favor of birth control are already born? — Benny Hill
To be sure of hitting the target, shoot first, and call whatever you hit the target — Ashleigh Brilliant
Very Sarcastic Quotes
I grew up as a very sarcastic person. I was always the class clown, and to date girls I had to be really funny. I was really skinny growing up. — Kurt Fuller
My dad is a very quick-witted, sarcastic, dry, humorous guy, whereas my mom's very silly, and that side of the family is very musical. — Tim Heidecker
What are we doing here? Has something gone wrong?” “Oh no, Ron,” came Fred’s voice, very sarcastically. “No, this is exactly where we wanted to end up. — J. K. Rowling
I do this real moron thing, and it's called thinking. And apparently I'm not a very good American because I like to form my own opinions. — George Carlin
Are you always this stupid or are you making a special effort today? — Russell Lynes
Most of the world's work is done by people who don't feel very well. — Winston Churchill
He's very clever, but sometimes his brains go to his head. — Margot Asquith
You know, when most girls say they want a big rock, they don't mean, you know, literally a big rock." "Very amusing, my sarcastic friend. It's not a rock, precisely. All Shadowhunters have a witchlight rune-stone. — Cassandra Clare
Liberals are very broadminded: they are always willing to give careful consideration to both sides of the same side — Thomas Sowell
Don't let you mind wander - it's far too small to be let out on its own. — Russell Lynes
I often warn people: "Somewhere along the way, someone is going to tell you, 'There is no "I" in team.' What you should tell them is, 'Maybe not. But there is an "I" in independence, individuality and integrity. — George Carlin
Isn’t making a smoking section in a restaurant like making a peeing section in a swimming pool? — George Carlin
Religion is like a pair of shoes.....Find one that fits for you, but don't make me wear your shoes. — George Carlin
Political correctness is tyranny with manners. — Charlton Heston
There are no nudists in cold areas. — Tsugumi Ohba
Is that a gun in your pocket, or are you just happy to see me? — Mae West
Everyone smiles in the same language. — George Carlin
So, have a little fun. Soon enough you'll be dead and burning in Hell with the rest of your family. — George Carlin
People always tell me "Have a nice day." Well what if I don't want to? What if I want to have a crappy day? — George Carlin
Sarcastic Person Quotes
Sometimes I need what only you can provide: your absence. — Ashleigh Brilliant
A modest little person, with much to be modest about. — Winston Churchill
If someone with multiple personalities threatens to kill himself, is it considered a hostage situation? — George Carlin
He has the attention span of a lightning bolt. — Robert Redford
I have seen slower people than I am and more deliberate... and even quieter, and more listless, and lazier people than I am. But they were dead. — Mark Twain
Avoid using cigarettes, alcohol, and drugs as alternatives to being an interesting person. — Marilyn vos Savant
We fall in love when our imagination projects nonexistent perfection upon another person. One day, the fantasy evaporates and with it, love dies. — Jose Ortega y Gasset
He never bore a grudge against anyone he wronged. — Simone Signoret
That I walk around calling people 'dummy' and 'hockey puck'. I do have a different life apart from being sarcastic on stage. I might kibitz around with my friends, but I'm nothing like the person who does stand up. Nothing like that. — Don Rickles
I can be a very sarcastic person, and sometimes people take every word I say literally. — Sasha Grey
Sarcastic Love Quotes
If you love someone set them free. If they come back, set them on fire. — George Carlin
This is what happened in love. One of you cried a lot and then both of you grew sarcastic. — Lorrie Moore
Love is like a booger, you pick and pick at it. Then when you get it you wonder how to get rid of it. — Mae West
If you love someone, set them free. If they come back, he's probably LK Advani — Narendra Modi
I don't suffer from my insanity -- I enjoy every minute of it. — Sherrilyn Kenyon
America knows nothing of food, love, or art. — Isadora Duncan
If you ever become a mother, can I have one of the puppies? — Charlie Pierce
Marriage is meant to be more about your surrender than about your satisfaction. — Scott Means
And they'd [the Death Eaters] love to have me," said Harry sarcastically. "We'd be best pals if they didn't keep trying to do me in. — J. K. Rowling
Sarcasm Quotes
I can fluently speak five languages: English, emoji, sexting, sarcasm and sass. — Tyler Oakley
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy - and Jill a wealthy widow. — Evan Esar
For every single dark night there is a brighter day. — Tupac Shakur
I want either less corruption, or more chance to participate in it. — Ashleigh Brilliant
Random acts of kindness is the worst thing like f**k off honestly. — PewDiePie
Confidence is what you have before you understand the problem. — Woody Allen
Detection is, or ought to be, an exact science, and should be treated in the same cold and unemotional manner. You have attempted to tinge it with romanticism, which produces much the same effect as if you worked a love-story or an elopement into the fifth proposition of Euclid. — Arthur Conan Doyle
Of course there's a lot of knowledge in universities: the freshmen bring a little in; the seniors don't take much away, so knowledge sort of accumulates. — Abbott Lawrence Lowell
How can you have any pudding if you don't eat your meat? — Roger Waters
Everyone who ever walked barefoot into his child's room late at night hates Legos. — Tony Kornheiser
Sarcastic One Liners Quotes
Knowledge is realizing that the street is one way; wisdom is looking in both directions anyway. — Albert Einstein
Depression is merely anger without enthusiasm. — Steven Wright
I did not climb to the top of the food chain to eat carrots. — Ron White
Oh, look at me! I'm making people happy! I'm the Magical Man from Happy-Land, in a gumdrop house on Lollipop Lane! Oh, by the way, I was being sarcastic. — Homer
This is one race of people for whom psychoanalysis is of no use whatsoever. — Sigmund Freud
The best things in life are free — Luther Vandross
For some are in the habit of carrying about the name in wicked guile, while they still practice things unworthy of God. You must flee these as you would wild beasts. For they are ravening dogs, who bite secretly, against whom you must be on your guard, since they are men who can scarcely be cured. — Ignatius of Antioch
Every single word you have spoken is sharp, sarcastic and twisted. When I thought you were abnormal you suddenly turned out to be normal. When I thought you were normal you turned out to be abnormal. — Jae Hee
McDonald's being the official restaurant of the Olympics is like smoking being the official medicine of cancer. — Robert Downey, Jr.
The harshest criticism may be the best words you ever hear. — Eric Yuan
When you're being earnest, people think you're being sarcastic and when you're being sarcastic, they think you're being earnest. The moral in all this, of course, is that people should never attempt to communicate. — Charlie Brooker
Why are we honoring this man? Have we run out of human beings? — Milton Berle
If I had known what it would be like to have it all - I might have been willing to settle for less. — Lily Tomlin
Everyone has a purpose in life. Perhaps yours is watching television. — David Letterman
Your services might be as useful as a barbershop on the steps of a guillotine. — Rowan Atkinson
Be nice to nerds. Chances are you'll end up working for one. — Bill Gates
I'm single because I was born that way. — Mae West
My natural-born sarcasm, when it's unimpeded, can be a bit overbearing at times and I'm the first to admit that. — Tom Bergeron
The male chromosome is an incomplete female chromosome. In other words the male is a walking abortion; aborted at the gene stage. To be male is to be deficient, emotionally limited; maleness is a deficiency disease and males are emotional cripples. — Valerie Solanas
It goes Christmas, New Year's Eve, Valentine's Day. Is that fair to anyone who's alone? These are all days you gotta be with someone. And if you didn't get around to killing yourself at Christmas or New Year's, boom! There's Valentine's Day. I think there should be one more after Valentine's Day just called, 'Who could love you?' — Laura Kightlinger
I would like to live in Manchester, England. The transition between Manchester and death would be unnoticeable. — Mark Twain
Conservatives want live babies so they can train them to be dead soldiers. — George Carlin
I'm sarcastic, skeptical, and sometimes callous because I'm still afraid, deep down, of letting myself be hurt. — Sylvia Plath
Stay with me; I want to be alone — Joey Lauren Adams
My films often have a very strong strain of irony, or even sarcasm, which is definitely related to homosexual camp. But it is by no means straightforward: quite often I am sincere when I appear to be sarcastic, and I am sarcastic when I appear to be sincere. I also try to contradict myself at least once a day, which is a camp must. — Bruce LaBruce
Gaia spins on, silently contemplating what it means to be born into a sarcastic universe. — David Brin
I don't want to be with someone boring because I'm always laughing. I to play jokes on people and be sarcastic. — Ashley Benson
What is the use of straining after an amiable view of things, when a cynical view is most likely to be the true one?. — George Bernard Shaw
I can be much more sarcastic and, I think, sometimes withering in my assessments of things than I allow to show in my public life. — Barack Obama
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