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Irony Quotes

"A tree fears an axe even though its handle is made from it."

Matshona Dhliwayo, Zimbabwean Philosopher

Irony, Tree, Axe, Handle, Fear

"Happiness: an agreeable sensation arising from contemplating the misery of another."

Ambrose Bierce, American Journalist

"Brain research tells us that only twenty percent of human beings have a sense of irony, which means that eighty percent of the world takes everything at face value."

Doug Coupland, Canadian Author

Irony, Research, Sense, Value

"The policeman isn't there to create disorder; the policeman is there to preserve disorder."

Richard J. Daley, American Politician

Irony, Disorder

"The police are not here to create disorder, they're here to preserve disorder."

Richard J. Daley, American Politician

Irony, Disorder, Police

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