Ridiculous Quotes - Page 4

The function of a newspaper in a democracy is to stand as a sort of chronic opposition to the reigning quacks. The minute it begins to out-whoop them it forfeits its character and becomes ridiculous.

In a world where everything is ridiculous, nothing can be ridiculed. You cannot unmask a mask.

We confess our bad qualities to others out of fear of appearing naive or ridiculous by not being aware of them.

I've learned in my years as a journalist that when a politician says 'That's ridiculous' you're probably on the right track

Hold everybody accountable? Ridiculous!

That a guardian should require another guardian to take care of him is ridiculous indeed.

I'm so fortunate, it's ridiculous.

If someone says to you, Go to an old-folks home, thats kind of ridiculous, because a lot of old people are doing terrific things for society.

We're taking part in a divine comedy and we should realise that the play is always a comedy, in that we're all ultimately ridiculous.

Why it is that a garment which is honestly attractive in, say, 1910 should be honestly ridiculous a few years later and honestly charming again a few years later still is one of those things which are not satisfactorily to be explained and are therefore jolly and exciting and an addition to the perennial interest of life.

What would you like?" "A skinny decaf latte." This is a ridiculous form of coffee, but I did not point it out.

It's ridiculous for a woman to say that she's not attracted to other women. That's completely false.

Between 12 and 14, I shot up a ridiculous amount. The muscles were struggling to stretch and grow at the rate my bones were growing. It gave me problems with my back and my hamstrings.

One of the things I like about doing science, the thing that is the most fun, is coming up with something that seems ridiculous when you first hear it but finally seems obvious when you're finished.

A building is no good if someone's got to explain to you why it's good. You can't say you don't know enough about architecture - that's ridiculous. It's got to work on many levels.

It's a dirty job being ridiculous, but I'll do it

Bonds despite their ridiculous yields will not easily be threatened with a new bear market.

I've had so many injuries in my life that it's ridiculous.

It is curious how instinctively one protects the image of oneself from idolatry or any other handling that could make it ridiculous, or too unlike the original to be believed any longer.

Regrets are ridiculous, so I don’t regret, no.

There is only one step from the sublime to the ridiculous.

People say I am against Darwin. That is ridiculous.

When I jumped off a roof in Cannes in a bee costume, I looked ridiculous. But this is my business; I have to humiliate myself.

It's just a figment of the imagination.

Young love is so ridiculous, as is middle-aged and old love. And it's also hilarious. When have you ever felt so vulnerable and wonderful and terrible at the same time?