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Friday, January 17th, 2025
the First Week after Epiphany

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Sermon Quotations Archive

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What I claim is to live to the full the contradiction of my time, which may well make sarcasm the condition of truth.

Roland Barthes, French Critic (1915-1980)

Neither irony or sarcasm is argument.

Samuel Butler, British Poet (1835-1902)

Sarcasm I now see to be, in general, the language of the devil; for which reason I have long since as good as renounced it.

Thomas Carlyle, Scottish Philosopher (1795-1881)

Avoid sarcasm. Don't insist on the last word.

Ford Frick, American Journalist (1894-1978)

I'd like to do more stuff with less sarcasm.

Sara Gilbert, American Actress (1975- )

This music won't do. There's not enough sarcasm in it.

Samuel Goldwyn, American Producer (1882-1974)

Sarcasm is a Manchester trait.

Peter Hook, English Musician (1956- )

We are suffering from too much sarcasm.

Marianne Moore, American Poet (1887-1972)

In my opinion, I think sarcasm and humor in a song, without turning it into a novelty song, is really charming.

Alanis Morissette, Canadian Musician (1974- )

I grew up in an environment of jokes and sarcasm and puns. I talk that way, so I write that way.

Allan Sloan, -

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