Quotes about Satire
Of all debts, men are least willing to pay their taxes; what a satire this is on government.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
What is the difference between a taxidermist and a tax collector? The taxidermist takes only your skin.
- Mark Twain
I don't know a lot about politics. I like talking about human behavior. Politicians are funny to me because they often say one thing and behave a different way.
- Stephen Colbert
It's easy being a humorist when you've got the whole government working for you.
- Will Rogers
There ought to be one day — just one — when there is open season on senators.
- Will Rogers
If I studied all my life, I couldn't think up half the number of funny things passed in one session of congress.
- Will Rogers
I bet after seeing us, George Washington would sue us for calling him "father."
- Will Rogers
There ought to be one day - just one - where there is open season on senators.
- Will Rogers
Youve got to be [an] optimist to be a Democrat, and youve got to be a humorist to stay one.
- Will Rogers
If pro is the opposite of con, what is the opposite of Congress?
- Will Rogers
There is no trick to being a humorist when you have the whole government working for you.
- Will Rogers
I don't make jokes, I just watch the government and report the facts.
- Will Rogers