Theodore Sturgeon Quotes

The end of satire is the amendment of vices by correction; and he who writes honestly is no more an enemy to the offender than the physician to the patient when he prescribes harsh remedies.

Comedy is very disarming. It's a way to talk about things and still be light-hearted. And when it's done really well, you never see the strings, whereas when you watch an infomercial or a politician speaking, a lot of times you can see the strings, you can see what agenda they're trying to push.

Paul Rudd has a very specific brand of humor.

I usually agree with Rush Limbaugh; therefore I usually don't listen to him.

I am a student of stupidity. I am a political reporter.

I think comedy is a good way to help people change their minds. I think that if you're laughing and getting a message across, it's a lot easier than when somebody is screaming in your face.

It's an old Elizabethan idea. The fool is the only one who is allowed to make fun of the king because he is a fool. I can say whatever I want about anybody else because I'm just an idiot talking - I'm not insisting that I'm any smarter than anyone else. It's satire.

President Trump named Rand his favorite writer and 'The Fountainhead' his favorite novel.

I think it's legitimate to do satire. If you're going to write a book of satire on Marilyn Monroe or Madonna, you're not going to get their permission, because you're going to make fun of them!

One of the very first serious books I read when I was growing up was 'Atlas Shrugged.'

It's one thing to buy a copy of 'Atlas Shrugged.' You actually have to read it to get anything out of it.

My favorite comedians are just presenting an argument, and they're doing it in a funny way.

I adore jokes. They're a theatrical contrivance, but the irony of all fiction is that you approach reality by avoiding it a bit; you spoof it a bit.

And sometimes you can make your point better with comedy than you can through shouting about it.

It's going to take me less time to wreck Ben Shapiro than it took me to curl my hair.

Let's Wrestle would rather poke fun than point fingers, even if there's a problem that needs fixing.

Comedy actually works best when you're living in an OK world, and you are pointing out the hypocrisy in apathy.

Conservative merchandise tends to aim at a point from a place of humor and exuberance, from Trumpy Bear to the 'Make American Great Again' hats to my own bestselling blank book 'Reasons To Vote For Democrats: A Comprehensive Guide.'

Comedians play off of social commentary.

In the '60s, I did many satirical portraits of dictators.

There's an oft-used shorthand for the technologist's view of the world. It is assumed that libertarianism dominates Silicon Valley, and that isn't wholly wrong. High-profile devotees of Ayn Rand can be found there.

I took inspiration from 'Fountainhead,' the way in which Ayn Rand conveyed her political philosophy through an immensely popular novel.

The common thread of my comedy shows is conflict and, I guess, the frustration of people who either argue with you or just say stuff which is blatantly incorrect, and nobody calls them out on it.

Not very good, I am afraid. But now really, do not you think Udolpho the nicest book in the world?" "The nicest—by which I suppose you mean the neatest. That must depend upon the binding.

One must have a heart of stone to read the death of little Nell without laughing.