157 Sarcastic Humor Quotes

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Famous Sarcastic Humor Quotes

Sarcasm is the lowest form of humor but the highest form of flattery. — Benjamin Franklin

A sarcastic person has a superiority complex that can be cured only by the honesty of humility. — Lawrence G. Lovasik

Sarcasm: the last refuge of modest and chaste-souled people when the privacy of their soul is coarsely and intrusively invaded. — Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Sarcastic people tend to be marshmallows underneath the armor — Stephen King

There is a great need for a sarcasm font. — Darynda Jones

Bad humor is an evasion of reality; good humor is an acceptance of it. — Malcolm Muggeridge

Humor is just another defense against the universe. — Mel Brooks

Humor is the mask of wisdom. — Friedrich Durrenmatt

Humor was a good way to hide the pain. — Rick Riordan

Humor is really laughing off a hurt, grinning at misery. — Bill Mauldin

The secret to humor is surprise. — Aristotle

The best humor is offered up to you by the stupidity of your opponents. — Barney Frank

All humor is rooted in pain. — Richard Pryor

Humor is the instinct for taking pain playfully. - Max Eastman

Humor is the instinct for taking pain playfully. — Max Eastman

Humor is perhaps a sense of intellectual perspective: an awareness that some things are really important, others not; and that the two kinds are most oddly jumbled in everyday affairs. — Christopher Morley

Short Sarcastic Humor Quotes

  • Humor is an affirmation of dignity, a declaration of man's superiority to all that befalls him. — Romain Gary
  • Humor is an affirmation of dignity, a declaration of man's superiority to all that befalls him. — Roman Gary
  • Humor was another of the soul's weapons in the fight for self-preservation. — Viktor E. Frankl
  • A sense of humor is just common sense dancing. — William James
  • There is a thin line that separates laughter and pain, comedy and tragedy, humor and hurt. — Erma Bombeck
  • Humor is emotional chaos remembered in tranquility. — James Thurber
  • Wisdom lies in taking everything with good humor and a grain of salt. — George Santayana
  • The more I live, the more I think that humor is the saving sense. — Jacob August Riis
  • Humor is mankind's greatest blessing. — Mark Twain

Sarcastic Humor Image Quotes

Sarcastic humor quote Every time you find some humor in a difficult situation, you win.
Every time you find some humor in a difficult situation, you win.

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

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

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

Sarcastic humor quote Every time you are able to find some humor in a difficult situation, you win.
Every time you are able to find some humor in a difficult situation, you win.

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

If you're too open-minded; your brains will fall out. — Lawrence Ferlinghetti

To be sure of hitting the target, shoot first, and call whatever you hit the target — Ashleigh Brilliant

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

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

For every single dark night there is a brighter day. — Tupac Shakur

If you love someone set them free. If they come back, set them on fire. - George Carlin

If you love someone set them free. If they come back, set them on fire. — George Carlin

I want either less corruption, or more chance to participate in it. - Ashleigh Brilliant

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

Sarcastic humor quote Never miss a good chance to shut up.
Never miss a good chance to shut up.

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

Being Sarcastic Quotes

It's better to be a dictator than gay. — Alexander Lukashenko

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

Sarcastic humor quote Don't be absurd! Nobody made us! We evolved by chance from snowflakes. ~ Light humor to demonstrate
Don't be absurd! Nobody made us! We evolved by chance from snowflakes. ~ Light humor to demonstrate the fact that there is a creator for everything.

The best things in life are free — Luther Vandross

Is that a gun in your pocket, or are you just happy to see me? - Mae West

Is that a gun in your pocket, or are you just happy to see me? — Mae West

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

So, have a little fun. Soon enough you'll be dead and burning in Hell with the rest of your family. — George Carlin

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

Depression is merely anger without enthusiasm. — Steven Wright

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

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

Very Sarcastic Quotes

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

What you said hurt me very much. I cried all the way to the bank. — Liberace

Sarcastic Love Quotes

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 love someone, set them free. — Sting

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

No, Groucho is not my real name. I am breaking it in for a friend. — Groucho Marx

Sarcastic One Liners Quotes

Knowledge is realizing that the street is one way; wisdom is looking in both directions anyway. — Albert Einstein

I did not climb to the top of the food chain to eat carrots. — Ron White

Don't take life too seriously. — RuPaul

If you can smile when things go wrong, you have someone in mind to blame. — Ashleigh Brilliant

Stress is when you wake up screaming and realize you haven't fallen asleep yet — Steve Valentine

99% of lawyers give the rest a bad name. — Steven Wright

I didn't fight my way to the top of the food chain to be a vegetarian. — Erma Bombeck

Jesus loves you, but everyone else thinks you're an ass. — Stephen Hawking

Sense Of Humor Quotes

There's gon' be some stuff you gon' see that's gon' make it hard to smile in the future. But through whatever you see, through all the rain and the pain, you gotta keep your sense of humor. You gotta be able to smile through all this bullshit. Remember that. — Tupac Shakur

Nonsense wakes up the brain cells. And it helps develop a sense of humor, which is awfully important in this day and age. Humor has a tremendous place in this sordid world. It's more than just a matter of laughing. If you can see things out of whack, then you can see how things can be in whack. — Dr. Seuss

Life has three rules: Paradox, Humor, and Change. - Paradox: Life is a mystery; don't waste your time trying to figure it out. - Humor: Keep a sense of humor, especially about yourself. It is a strength beyond all measure - Change: Know that nothing ever stays the same. — Dan Millman

I would say that I'm a nonviolent soldier. In place of weapons of violence, you have to use your mind, your heart, your sense of humor, every faculty available to you...because no one has the right to take the life of another human being. — Joan Baez

Good planning is important. I've also regarded a sense of humor as one of the most important things on a big expedition. When you're in a difficult or dangerous situation, or when you're depressed about the chances of success, someone who can make you laugh eases the tension. — Edmund Hillary

Confidence is at the root of so many attractive qualities - a sense of humor, a sense of style, a willingness to be who you are no matter what anyone else might think or say. — Wentworth Miller

'Understanding' art is like having a sense of humour - if you don't have one, no amount of explanation is going to make you laugh. — Michael Craig-Martin

Whatever you see you gotta keep a sense of humor; you gotta be able to smile through all the bullshit. — Tupac Shakur

Common sense and a sense of humor are the same thing, moving at different speeds. A sense of humor is just common sense, dancing. — William James

When a comic becomes enamored with his own views and foists them off on the public in a polemic way, he loses not only his sense of humor but his value as a humorist. — Johnny Carson

Dark Humor Quotes

A good laugh overcomes more difficulties and dissipates more dark clouds than any other one thing. — Laura Ingalls Wilder

No! Try not. Do, or do not. There is no try. — George Lucas

I am a candid interview and I have a dark and dry sense of humor - a very Canadian sense of humor and I am only learning now stupidly that you can't read tongue. When I say something funny in a newspaper and I meant it to be funny, it doesn't read that way. — Michael Buble

A man's subconscious self is not the ideal companion. It lurks for the greater part of his life in some dark den of its own, hidden away, and emerges only to taunt and deride and increase the misery of a miserable hour. — P. G. Wodehouse

Dark humor appealed to me because it was a bigger laugh than you could get with anything else. Seeing people laugh at something inappropriate with their whole bodies, a guttural, visceral laugh beyond a mere "hah." — Anthony Jeselnik

A big part of the humor is in identifying with the tragic elements of the film. The New Zealand sense of humor is very dark. Our films are usually very dark and it's always someone being killed. Usually a child. — Taika Waititi

Our records, if you have a dark sense of humor, were funny, but our records weren't about comedy. They were about protests, fantasy, confrontation and all that. — Ice Cube

I envy people that know love. That have someone who takes them as they are. — Jess C Scott

Remember that every guilty compliance with the humors of the world, every sinful indulgence of our own passions, is laying up cares and fears for the hour of darkness; and that the remembrance of ill-spent time will strew our sick-bed with thorns, and rack our sinking spirits with despair. — Reginald Heber

Man makes plans . . . and God laughs. — Michael Chabon

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More Sarcastic Humor Quotes

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

Everyone smiles in the same language. — 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

I could dance with you until the cows come home. On second thought I'd rather dance with the cows until you come home. — Groucho Marx

Not enough gets said about the importance of abandoning crap. — Ira Glass

Marriage is the chief cause of divorce. — Groucho Marx

I never forget a face, but in your case I'll make an exception. — Oscar Wilde

I'm single because I was born that way. — Mae West

If a little is great, and a lot is better, then way too much is just about right! — Mae West

You are never too old to become younger! — Mae West

He has such a patronizing tone and manner, and such a sarcastic sense of humor. I found him rather brutal, a kind of elegant brutality which appealed. No, I think he came pretty much off the page. — Jeremy Northam

Women like a man with a past, but they prefer a man with a present — Mae West

I've no time for broads who want to rule the world alone. Without men, who'd do up the zipper on the back of your dress? — Mae West

A good motto to live by: "Always try not to get killed. — George Carlin

You may admire a girl's curves on the first introduction, but the second meeting shows up new angles. — Mae West

Well, I was lost but now I live here! I have severely improved my predicament! — Mitch Hedberg

It's all right for a perfect stranger to kiss your hand as long as he's perfect. — Mae West

Is a vegetarian permitted to eat animal crackers? — George Carlin

Conservatives want live babies so they can train them to be dead soldiers. — George Carlin

Men are my hobby, if I ever got married I'd have to give it up. — Mae West

I think I am, therefore, I am... I think. — George Carlin

I'm all in favor of keeping dangerous weapons out of the hands of fools. Let's start with typewriters. — David Gerrold

We are a nation of sheep, and someone else owns the grass. — George Carlin

I made myself platinum, but I was born a dirty blonde. — Mae West

You can always reason with a German. You can always reason with a barnyard animal, too, for all the good it does. — P. J. O'Rourke

I saw what a mess a lot of people could make of their lives when they're smitten. Some of them go temporarily insane. They find a person who they think holds the key to their happiness-the only key to their happiness... My work has always been my greatest happiness — Mae West

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