Carl Hiaasen Quotes

It is difficult not to write satire.

I like to write a lot of satire.

Bad times for the Republic are great times for satire.

People don't understand that we're not warriors in their cause. We're a group of people that really feel that they want to write jokes about the absurdity that we see in government and the world and all that, and that's it.

It's easy being a humorist when you've got the whole government working for you.

Fools are my theme, let satire be my song.

Social satire has been around since people have been around.

Satire is fascinating stuff. It's deadly serious, and when politics begin to break down, there is a drift towards satire, because it's the only thing that makes any sense.

Satire is a form of social control, it's what you do. It's not personal. It's a job.

I get all of my comedy from CNN.

When you make 'The Daily Show', it's usually not for a laurel, it's for a dart.

People say satire is dead. It's not dead; it's alive and living in the White House.

I am a writer—a comic and satirical writer. I am much better at poking fun at politicians who screw up than I am of telling them what to do.

I think satire is most effective when you love the thing you're satirizing rather than... have a vendetta against it.

I think comedy and satire are the strongest ways to deal with very serious themes and very painful themes.

I thought that through the strip, I could vent my spleen and be funny at the same time. But when it comes to humor, there's no substitute for reality and politicians.

People go, 'Oh, Trump must be good for comedy,' and I go, 'Ehhh.'

A lot of French comedy is satire.

When you're laughing aloud at David Sedaris' every sentence, it's easy to miss the more serious side of what he's up to.

Politics is a thing that is kind of the same over and over and over again. But we have to find new ways of poking fun at it and letting the air out of people and satirizing things that are worthy of satire.

Satire's my weapon, but I'm too discreet To run amuck, and tilt at all I meet.

But you do have to learn, if you want to be a satirist, you can't be part of the party. Meaning, you can't go horseback riding with Jackie O in Central Park if you're going to make a joke about her that night.

In the present state of the world it is difficult not to write lampoons.

As a comedian, I think we all look for those areas where the truth diverts from what people are saying. That's why politics is such a rich area for us, because politicians make promises, and they don't keep them, and when we point out the difference, we get the laugh.