10 QUOTES WITH «ABSURDITY»
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absurdity.
I really enjoy playing that everyman part because that part is us, the audience. And you need somebody inside a comedy to tether the absurdity to reality.
I was writing this really long joke about the smell of poop, and I was like, 'What am I doing with my life?' I started to think about why I was a comedian, and then I came up with a reason for existence, which is: inserting absurdity or stupidity into strangers' lives in order to make the world a better place.
Basically, at the very bottom of life, which seduces us all, there is only absurdity, and more absurdity. And maybe that's what gives us our joy for living, because the only thing that can defeat absurdity is lucidity.
It seems pretentious to assume that we are not creatures of action. I think often it takes a situation of extreme absurdity, extreme action, to push us to the limits of what our character is, and to change us as people.
We're going through a kind of ancient, barbaric war dance now - it's almost an ultimate in absurdity.
Therefore, when I considered this carefully, the contempt which I had to fear because of the novelty and apparent absurdity of my view, nearly induced me to abandon utterly the work I had begun.
Only by living absurdly is it possible to break out of this infinite absurdity.
If you're going to get into social criticism with absurdity and satire, you can't be politically correct when you do that.
I, made in England, felt excluded, miffed, resistant to the idea of even visiting India, a position of increasing absurdity as, one by one, backpacking friends returned from the place with the standard anecdotal combo of nirvanic epiphany and toilet horror.
Constantly risking absurdity and death whenever he performs above the heads of his audience, the poet, like an acrobat, climbs on rhyme to a high wire of his own making.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ABSURDITY»
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absurdity in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
absurdity and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Age of
Absurdity: Why Modern Life makes it Hard to be Happy
Michael Foley examines the elusive condition of happiness common to philosophy, spiritual teachings and contemporary psychology, then shows how these are becoming increasingly difficult to apply in a world of high expectations.
2
Ain't nobody's business if you do: the
absurdity of ...
Argues that criminalization of certain activities has a negative effect on society, denies constitutional rights, and misunderstands religious teachings
Peter McWilliams, Jean Sedillos, 1996
3
The
Absurdity of Philosophy
Jeff Smith-Luedke uses rudiments of logic and lingual philosophy. with broad strokes of reason, rationality and consistent argumentation, as well as anecdotes, humanism and descriptive word invention, to posit more specificity to our ...
4
Beyond
Absurdity: The Plays of Tom Stoppard
Analyzes Stoppard's plays within the framework of twentieth-century drama, drawing attention to his use of semirealism and the absurd
5
Zen In The Art of
Absurdity
While in Canada, Sam learns to "go convert" himself, mum and dad are playing hide the Azalea plant, Delores can't keep her father's arse covered, a pack of wild Kens are hurtling toward the atmosphere, and dad is sitting in his car picking ...
6
Meaning in
Absurdity: What Bizarre Phenomena Can Tell Us ...
Yet this book may confront some of your dearest notions about truth and reason. Its conclusions cannot be dismissed lightly, because the evidence this book compiles and the philosophy it leverages are solid in the orthodox, academic sense.
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From Here to
Absurdity: The Moral Battlefields of Joseph Heller
Potts here provides a comprehensive critical examination of Joseph Heller's literary career, from his earliest published short stories to Closing Time (1994), the long-awaited sequel to Catch-22.
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The Omamba
Absurdity: Operation Political Gas
The Omamba Absurdity examines how this situation created an opening for an archenemy to hijack the nationâ??s leadership.
9
Metaphysics and
Absurdity
This book compares philosophical prose with the fiction writing of four major absurdist writers—Camus, Sartre, Ionesco, and Beckett.
10
Abraham's Ashes: The
Absurdity of Monotheism
This cruel story proves to be an apt introduction to the bizarre, contradictory, and oppressive fantasy known as monotheism.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ABSURDITY»
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absurdity is used in the context of the following news items.
The Goons: from Dada to Seinfeld and the absurdity in between
But, the emphasis on the utter absurdity of the human experience remained. Dada was onto something. When crazy was made funny, well, ... «Daily Review, Jul 15»
Check Out The Absurdity Of The Executive
Riverman Media LLC released one of the most absurd and incredibly action-packed games on the App Store yesterday in the form of The ... «Niche Gamer, Jul 15»
Twins pitcher highlights the utter absurdity of Donald Trump through …
Donald Trump launched his presidential campaign with a remarkably incendiary and bigoted statement about people from Mexico. «For The Win, Jul 15»
Absurdity of symbolic threats
Fast forward 16 years and some of the same people who recognized the absurdity of symbolic threats have turned around and set their sights ... «Macon County News, Jul 15»
'Extant' Review: Halle Berry Embraces Absurdity as Spielberg's …
The Season 2 premiere of Halle Berry space thriller “Extant” on CBS seems to set up the Oscar winner to tell a more Earth-bound tale of ... «TheWrap, Jul 15»
Lengel: The Absurdity of Freezer Mom's Parental Rights Hearing
I get the concept of due process. But in this case, it was ridiculous and a waste of taxpayers' money to have addressed the issue. For days there ... «Deadline Detroit, Jun 15»
GFO Argues Neonic Regulations 'Legal Absurdity' In Court Challenge
Eric Gillespie says that's the legal term for a law or some other legal instrument which, as a practical matter, you can't make work. GFO argues ... «BlackburnNews.com, Jun 15»
Expose UNRWA's absurdity
In a video we produced, we present the absurdity of UNRWA's activities. UNRWA and UNHCR both work with displaced persons. UNHCR is ... «Israel Hayom, Jun 15»
Column: NAACP leader's racial claims show the absurdity of identity
When “1984” was published, almost exactly 66 years ago, George Orwell's dystopian vision seemed like a great scare story that might apply to ... «The Daily News of Newburyport, Jun 15»
Lawyer for Eduardo Li Says FIFA Case Is A 'Legal Absurdity'
Costa Rica News – The lawyer for Eduardo Li, president of Costa Rica's Football Federation and a CONCACAF and FIFA executive committee ... «The Costa Rican Times, Jun 15»
