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Farce Quotes (page 2)

Mary Wollstonecraft quote: "In fact, it is a farce to call any being virtuous whose..."
In fact, it is a farce to call any being virtuous whose virtues do not result from the exercise of its own reason. Mary Wollstonecraft
The effort to understand the universe is one of the very few things that lifts human life a little above the level of farce, and gives it some of the grace of tragedy. Steven Weinberg
The animals that depend on instinct have an inherent knowledge of the laws of economics and of how to apply them; Man, with his powers of reason, has reduced economics to the level of a farce which is at once funnier and more tragic than Tobacco Road. James Thurber
A popular government without popular information or the means of acquiring it, is but a prologue to a farce, or a tragedy, or perhaps both. James Madison
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley quote: "It is a farce to call any being virtuous whose virtues do not..."
It is a farce to call any being virtuous whose virtues do not result from the exercise of it's own reason. Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
Black Comedy is a farce that is played in the dark, as you know, with the lights full on. It's the Chinese convention of reversing light and dark, and exactly where anybody is at any given moment is the play. Peter Shaffer
You see, Africa makes a fool of our idea of justice. It makes a farce of our idea of equality. It mocks our pieties. It doubts our concern. It questions our commitment. Because there is no way we can look at what's happening in Africa, and if we're honest, conclude that it would ever be allowed to happen anywhere else. Bono
When the Senate ceases to engage nominees in meaningful discussion of legal issues, the confirmation process takes on an air of vacuity and farce, and the Senate becomes incapable of either properly evaluating nominees or appropriately educating the public. Elena Kagan
Arthur Rimbaud quote: "Life is the farce which everyone has to perform."
Life is the farce which everyone has to perform. Arthur Rimbaud
Chuck Jones quote: "Comedy is unusual people in real situations; farce is real..."
Comedy is unusual people in real situations; farce is real people in unusual situations. Chuck Jones
John Ratzenberger quote: "A farce, or slapstick humor, does well universally."
A farce, or slapstick humor, does well universally. John Ratzenberger
Francois Rabelais quote: "The farce is finished. I go to seek a vast perhaps."
The farce is finished. I go to seek a vast perhaps. Francois Rabelais
I would love, more than anything, to do an out-and-out farce with huge physical energy. Just because you're from the minimalist school, it doesn't mean you can't go big. Aidan Quinn
You don't know what the Chinese expect in the way of beauty. The presentation is just a farce. You come into a room filled with 50 people and they don't talk to you. There's very little interaction. Helmut Jahn
In the best farce today we start with some absurd premise as to character or situation, but if the premises be once granted we move logically enough to the ending. George P. Baker

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