Irreverence famous quotes

New York, thy name is irreverence and hyperbole. And grandeur.
-- Ada Louise Huxtable

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What we need is a rebirth of satire, of dissent, of irreverence, of an uncompromising insistence that phoniness is phony and platitudes are platitudinous.
-- Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.

#Deception #Needs #Irreverence

If we had reverence for our life, our life would take at once religious form. But as it is, in our filthy irreverence, it remains a disgusting slough, where each one of us goes so thoroughly disguised in dirt that we are all alike and indistinguishab
-- D. H. Lawrence

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Irreverence is a most necessary ingredient of religion. Not to speak of its importance in philosophy. Irreverence is the only way left to us for testing our universe.
-- Frank Herbert

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I feel like my music stands for the ultimate statement of irreverence.
-- Kesha

#Irreverence #Feels #Ultimate

Irreverence not only shows disrespect to Deity but also makes it hard for the Spirit to teach us the things we need to know.
-- L. Lionel Kendrick

#Disrespect #Needs #Irreverence

Irreverence is a way of playing hooky and remaining present at the same time.
-- Mary Ruefle

#Irreverence #Way

Live My Life provides a much needed shot of timely, thought-provoking, musically forward, irreverence to the status quo,
-- Nomi Prins

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Irreverence is our only sacred cow.
-- Paul Krassner

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We need to restore the spirit of irreverence in music.
-- Pierre Boulez

#Irreverence #Needs #Spirit

Irreverence is the lifeblood of freedom.
-- Simon Schama

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Irreverence is easy - whats hard is wit.
-- Tom Lehrer

#Irreverence #Easy #Wit