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Quote by Lionel Trilling
Probably it is impossible for humor to be ever a revolutionary wea

Probably it is impossible for humor to be ever a revolutionary weapon. Candide can do little more than generate irony. – Lionel Trilling

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There is no connection between the political ideas of our educated class and the deep places of the imagination. – Lionel Trilling

Category:
Imagination
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Lionel Trilling
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We are at heart so profoundly anarchistic that the only form of state we can imagine living in is Utopian; and so cynical that the only Utopia we can believe in is authoritarian. – Lionel Trilling

Category:
Paradise, Utopia
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Lionel Trilling
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Humor
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I met Elton John at an Interview dinner, and we just sort of became friends. Hes got such a wicked sense of humor. – Moby

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Colombian humor is very black, very sarcastic. – Barbet Schroeder

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Every survival kit should include a sense of humor. – Author Unknown

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Confidence and a good sense of humor can usually win a chick over. – Danny McBride

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