10 QUOTES WITH «IRONIC»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
ironic.
Sixty percent of all Indians live in urban areas, but nobody's writing about them. They're really an underrepresented population, and the ironic thing is very, very few of those we call Native American writers actually grew up on reservations, and yet most of their work is about reservations.
It seemed ironic that Lowell Levine and I, who were both Jewish, were going over to identify the remains of a man who was so anti-Semitic.
Taking privacy cues from the federal government is - to say the least - ironic, considering today's Orwellian level of surveillance. At virtually any given time outside of one's own home, an American citizen can reasonably assume his movements and actions are being monitored by something, by somebody, somewhere.
It's ironic, but until you can free those final monsters within the jungle of yourself, your life, your soul is up for grabs.
I drew the last image ever of Opus at midnight while Puccini was playing and I got rather stupid. Thirty years. A bit like saying goodbye to a child - which is ironic because I was never, never sentimental about him as many of his fans were.
It always seemed to me ironic that the McCain campaign kept referring sneeringly to Obama's meager resume - 'a mere community organizer!' - before he entered electoral politics. It was Obama's experience as a community organizer that proved such a killer app when he applied that skill to the Internet.
It's also ironic that in the old days of tape and tape hiss and vinyl records and surface noise, we were always trying to get records louder and louder to overcome that.
A lot of modern comedies are difficult to watch too, because they're so ironic and so detached and so quote-unquote clever. They kind of keep you at arm's length. They can be really funny, but they're not really nourishing.
It is pretty ironic that the so-called 'least advanced' people are the ones taking the lead in trying to protect all of us, while the richest and most powerful among us are the ones who are trying to drive the society to destruction.
This is the first age that's ever paid much attention to the future, which is a little ironic since we may not have one.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «IRONIC»
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ironic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
ironic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
Teresa Lewis is doing many things she has never done before--like living in a cabin in the Smoky Mountains and experiencing snow for the first time.
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The
Ironic Temper and the Comic Imagination
The book focuses on ironic comedy, though not of the kind that is characterized by the surprises and shocks, the incongruities and reversals, of circumstantial irony.
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The
Ironic Defense of Socrates: Plato's Apology
This book offers a controversial interpretation of Plato's Apology of Socrates.
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Ironic: Alanis Morissette : the Story
Traces the rise of the Canadian singer from child TV star to alternative rock icon and discusses the impact of her success on the music industry
"When Lex Goldman loses the one true love of his life in the crossfire politics of apartheid-era South Africa, his heart hardens against the world.
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Alex and the
Ironic Gentleman
When the pirates of the Ironic Gentleman kidnap Alex Morningside's beloved new teacher, Mr. Underwood, Alex sets off on a journey to rescue him and tries to enlist the help of Captain Magnanimous and others along the way.
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The Story of Post-Modernism: Five Decades of the
Ironic, ...
In The Story of Post-Modernism, Charles Jencks, the authority on Post-Modern architecture and culture, provides the defining account of Post-Modern architecture from its earliest roots in the early 60s to the present day.
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Thomas Mann, the
Ironic German
In this book, which was first published in 1958 and reissued in 1981, Professor Heller sees Mann as the late heir of the central tradition of modern German literature and also as one of the most ironic writers within that tradition.
A former Harvard Teaching Fellow and Executive Editor of DoubleTake, he holds a Ph.D. in American Studies from the University of Hamburg in Germany. This is his first book.
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Contingency, Irony, and Solidarity
In this 1989 book Rorty argues that thinkers such as Nietzsche, Freud, and Wittgenstein have enabled societies to see themselves as historical contingencies, rather than as expressions of underlying, ahistorical human nature or as ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «IRONIC»
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ironic is used in the context of the following news items.
Mo'Nique Throws Ironic Flag Up for Lee Daniels Regarding 'Empire …
For Mo'Nique, the snub came as an ironic twist after the “Empire” co-creator stated that she was “blackballed” by the entertainment industry ... «Eurweb.com, Jul 15»
Here's the ironic thing about Eric Papenfuse's quixotic quest to kill …
This "Moment of Mercy" sculpture by Terry Jones seats in front of the National Civil War Museum in Harrisburg, Pa., July 15, 2015. Mark Pynes ... «PennLive.com, Jul 15»
Ironic Malternative Post
Why support these big companies who shove these sub-premium, over-processed beverages down our throats? Whatever the answer, we ... «BeerAdvocate.com, Jul 15»
British Marine's LFC Tattoo Ironic, Inspirational Following Leg …
“It is ironic that it says I will never walk as I have gone on to run 10 kilometers in 40 minutes,” Grant continued. “At the moment I am just two ... «NESN.com, Jul 15»
The good, bad and ironic in China's climate change pledge
The recently announced (and roundly celebrated by the Obama administration and many environmentalists) "Intended Nationally Determined ... «The Hill, Jul 15»
Body ink ironic wink to quiet life
The singer inked the tattoos on himself, as well as Rixton members Jake Roche, Lewi Morgan, Charley Bagnall and Danny Wilkin, in an ironic ... «Independent Online, Jul 15»
'Ironic Irony': a poem about the Dog Mountain forest fire
A hectare and a half at first, it spread till hell and heaven blended in the red inferno on the skyline, till the haze of smoke blockaded aircraft from ... «Alberni Valley Times, Jul 15»
UNC freshman mocks school for its 'ironic cluelessness' in diversity …
But they also displayed an ironic cluelessness: the skits were themselves narrow-mindedly offensive for their clumsy portrayal of people ... «The College Fix, Jul 15»
The ironic lamentation of Zahra X
Farouk A. Peru is a human being in the world which is where his discourse begins and ends. He is also a novice academic and humble ... «The Malaysian Insider, Jul 15»
Cellphone-linked car crash 'ironic' after fines upped: driver
A woman involved in a collision in Peakes Saturday in which RCMP cited cellphone use as a factor, says it's "ironic" the incident happened just ... «CBC.ca, Jul 15»
