quotes about Irreverence
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New York, thy name is irreverence and hyperbole. And grandeur.
-- Ada Louise HuxtableSource : Ada Louise Huxtable (1976). “Kicked a building lately?”, Crown
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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. -
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 -
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 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 -
Irreverence is a way of playing hooky and remaining present at the same time.
-- Mary Ruefle -
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 KrassnerSource : Paul Krassner (2011). “One Hand Jerking: Reports From an Investigative Journalist”, p.22, Seven Stories Press
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We need to restore the spirit of irreverence in music.
-- Pierre BoulezSource : Pierre Boulez, Martin Cooper (1990). “Orientations: Collected Writings”, p.482, Harvard University Press
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Irreverence is the lifeblood of freedom.
-- Simon SchamaSource : "Charlie Hebdo shooting: police release names and photos of two brothers wanted for the attack - as it happened" by Ben Doherty, Helen Davidson, www.theguardian.com. January 8, 2015.
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Irreverence is easy - whats hard is wit.
-- Tom LehrerSource : "Rhino Records" Online Chat, June 17, 1997.
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