Satirical Quotes

Well, I think that if you sincerely try to imagine what life is like for another person - not in a mocking way, not in a satirical way, but in a sincere, compassionate way - I don't think that's exploitive. - Curtis Sittenfeld

There was nothing inherently, bitingly satirical we wanted to do about the world of dog shows and dogs owners. The characters in Best in Show loved their dogs the same way real dog owners love their dogs when they put them in dog shows. We weren't sending anything up there. We were just reflecting something that was real, and we just followed our characters. - Eugene Levy

The satirical direction I have chosen is an indication of my disappointment in man, which is the opposite way of saying that I have high expectations for the human race. - Jack Levine

The phrase is supposed to be satirical, but lots of people don't see the subtext. - Bill Griffith

The moral statements are very tongue-in-cheek. It takes a childlike, satirical look at the social world around us. - Levi Kaplan

The irreverent and satirical humor from Family Guy that has made the show a smash hit opens up exciting and untapped possibilities in game development. We are looking forward to bringing the colorful Family Guy characters to life in a one-of-a-kind action/adventure style game. - Christoph Hartmann

That's kind of a difficult question, because people say I'm one of the people who started it ... but I think my books are much more satirical. - Candace Bushnell

Sometimes a politically incorrect satirical cartoon can do some good. It's only a reference to a passage in [Dante's] Divine Comedy. In any case, Mohammed was sent to Hell by Dante, one of the greatest Italian poets. - Cesare Cavalleri

Some people who write about poetry seem to have had trouble with my poetry because it is sometimes comic. I don't think the nature of my poetry is satirical or even ironic, I think it's essentially lyrical, but again I don't know if it's my position to say what my poetry is like. - Kenneth Koch