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“The chess world is officially a joke. THIS HAS NEVER BEEN DONE IN HISTORY. I can’t believe that the official body of chess is being controlled by a singular player FOR THE 2ND TIME THIS WEEK. THERE CAN ONLY BE ONE WORLD CHAMPION!”
Hans Niemann (born 2003) first seen 2024 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: This refers to allowing Magnus and to share the title of 2024 after exempting Magnus from a dress code ban on jeans in the preceding .
“I try to shun all sorts of fear because, like I said, I don’t joke with my spirituality as a person, and biblically speaking, when you fear, you attract it...so I live a very happy life, and fear is not something I entertain.”
Sammy Gyamfi (born 1989) first seen 2022 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Favour Adeaga, "Sammy Gyamfi biography: age, early life, education, wife, latest", Yen, 28 November 2022
“[The irony defence of misogynistic material] Previously, you got people to engage because it's just jokes. Now, if it's being watched 11.4bn times, it doesn't have to be a joke any more, because the strength is in numbers.”
Laura Bates (born 1986) first seen 2023 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Cited by Zoe Williams "The nasty noughties: Russell Brand and the era of sadistic tabloid misogyny", The Guardian (18 September 2023)
“Comedy is not a joke. The industry is so huge in America. In New York I know I can play, I get on to stages I want to get on, I get the time I want, but in Atlanta it’s still hard, it’s very cliquey, so there I am a little but miserable ... to be honest I would have been back here by this year ... but because the kids are doing well, I’m like okay, I’ll give this thing a damn chance.”
Tumi Morake (born 1981) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“When boys tried to approach me, I would immediately turn it into a joke, and it would end there because that is how I was”
Elsa Iradukunda first seen 2017 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Miss Iradukunda Elsa's latest boyfriend is a high school student (Video)KigaliToday(March 1, 2017)
“Everyone there seemed to know each other from Jewish summer camp and be in on some inside joke to which I was not privy, and I couldn’t follow any of the prayers or rituals,”
Sarah Hurwitz (born 1981) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I used to joke about having a "bee in my Barnet," now I am more likely to bring news about bees in Barnet.”
Kate Kellaway (born 1957) first seen 1998 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Previous convictions", Prospect (19 October 1998).
“His whole personality was like an elaborate joke that he never stopped telling.”
Lev Grossman (born 1969) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Livin' an' lovin'; learnin' to fergive The deeds an' words of some un'appy bloke Who's missed the bus—so 'ave I come to live, An' take the 'ole mad world as 'arf a joke.”
C. J. Dennis (1876–1938) said by 1938 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Women who want to be up there must work for it. It is not a joke, you must show that you can do it. -At the 100 Years of the Nigerian Woman -Achieving 50/50 by 2020, Lagos, April 2013.”
Aderonke Kale (1939–2023) said by 2023 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“It’s no joke. These symptoms can become severe. If someone feels useless and hopeless, they feel they don’t need to take care of their families or their children.”
Etheldreda Nakimuli-Mpungu (born 1974) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“It was supposed to be a joke. As I was saying it I thought ‘This is going to be really funny’. Then this deathly silence descended on the place.”
Nicky Wire (born 1969) first seen 2007 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Reflecting on the Glastonbury controversy in 2007
“Not really, but it happens so often, that sometimes I make a joke of it. I’ll smile back enthusiastically sometimes or make a clown face just for fun.”
“The monk says, "That's a joke on me, for that there dame to croak on me. I hadn't oughter passed her up the time I had the chance.”
Newman Levy (1888–1966) first seen 1894 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Thais", st. 13. Review of Thaïs (1894)
“Bruno Trentin liked mountaineering. When there was a match involving Italy, he rooted against them. Trentin gave the impression of intellectual coldness. But he was very nice. If we argued, we always ended up telling a joke.”
Sergio D'Antoni (born 1946) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“It was impossible to socialise or joke with him. Cofferati is the trade unionist with whom I had the most difficulty on a personal level.”
Sergio D'Antoni (born 1946) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“My father put a racket in my hand almost for fun, as a joke, and it was immediately apparent how easy it was to hit the ball.”
Lorenzo Musetti (born 2002) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Slavery is not the only story about black people. It’s only a small story! Don’t they know that if tomorrow a slave ship arrived at Elmina to carry us to America, so many Ghanaians would climb on board that this ship would sink to the bed of the ocean from our weight?" He laughed. I couldn’t help laughing myself. But who was the butt of the joke?”
Emily Raboteau (born 1976) first seen 2013 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Searching for Zion (New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, 2013), ch. 15 (p. 223) — Elolo loq.
“... crying at your own work is like laughing at your own joke — it's just not done.”
Megan Mayhew Bergman (born 1979) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Every tick of the clock is a step closer to the grand finale – a cosmic joke where everyone's the victim of time's indifference. What's so precious about something that will betray you in the end?”
Mohini Mohan Dhar (1866–1952) first seen 1927 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Source: Speech, 1927, Kings College London
“President Jonathan is a joke.”
Festus Keyamo (born 1970) first seen 2015 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: During an interview in 2015 before the elections.
“I have read and reread all of Falcone's writings. He was a great man who saw things clearly. He did not like public prosecutors and judges being united in a single career and no longer believed in the mandatory nature of criminal prosecution, which, as it stands today, is nothing but a joke. I will say more: he would not have conducted the trials that Caselli subsequently did.”
Marcello Pera (born 1943) first seen 2001 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Liana Milella, E il ricordo del giudice coraggio divide il fronte dell'antimafia, la Repubblica, 24 May 2001, p. 12
“I often joke about it that I have a thick skin.”
Leena Nair (born 1969) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“What I’m doing today is anchored in my PhD work in the late 1970s. I always joke that I’ve been working on the same problem for over 40 years and it’s still not done! My thesis was on load balancing and distributed systems.”
Miron Livny (born 1950) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“As an 'allocated Canadian' (for the National Women's Soccer League) I got to list three cities that I wanted to play in and no joke I wrote 'Portland, Portland, Portland'.”
Christine Sinclair (born 1983) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The person who has recently achieved power (Donald Trump), has talked off the top of his head! Threatening Iran in the Persian Gulf is just a joke.”
Mohammad Bagheri (general) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Sometimes a joke is much better than a punch line because it illumines the situation, gives you a worldview of the situation taking place in our country.”
Miriam Defensor Santiago (1945–2016) first seen 2015 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: . 01 January 2015.
“I never dreamt of being a footballer. I used to play Netball and I was very good at it but one day my teacher told me to try and play as a football goalkeeper and that’s how my career started like a joke.”
Ngambo Musole (born 1998) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Misogyny dressed up as a joke is still misogyny.”
Anne Curtis (born 1985) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“There is a need to understand, and I will never tire of repeating this, that shared memory is not a joke.”
Marcello Veneziani (born 1955) first seen 2003 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Quotidiano Nazionale, 15 July 2003, p. 13.
“I literally starved for months. Getting a bikini body is not a joke, as you need to get that structure first to sport one. I hope I look good, and it has come out really well. I never thought I could put it off.”
Raai Laxmi (born 1989) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Ahó, look, songs are not political texts and I don't give speeches. This is just a joke. In short, for me, ‘'Nuntereggae più’' is the lightest song I've ever written.”
Rino Gaetano (1950–1981) said by 1981 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“From the beginning when something was wrong I've been saying: 'Dilly-ding, dilly-dong, wake up, wake up!' So on Christmas Day I bought for all the players and all the staff a little bell. It was just a joke.”
Claudio Ranieri (born 1951) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“[on her "designated survivor" remark] Dili to siya joke, dili pud to siya bomb threat. I think many missed the point. So para sa akoa, kung wala ka kasabot the first time, I don't think you deserve an explanation.”
Sara Duterte (born 1978) first seen 2024 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: OneNews.ph, (July 17, 2024)
“Interviewer: You also joke a lot about death, calling it the Musona... Vanoni: I've already made arrangements: I've asked Paolo Fresu to play at my funeral, I'll wear a beautiful loose-fitting pleated dress, and I'll have my make-up artist do my make-up. I'll look great. I don't want to die late, I couldn't bear to stay at home doing nothing.”
Ornella Vanoni (1934–2025) said by 2025 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I have no taboos about my body. That's just the way I am. I joke that I dress for your decency, not mine.”
Andrea Delogu (born 1982) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I walked in, I honestly thought it was a joke. I was like, 'This is funny. There's no way I'm going to get it at all.' But my dad and I had flown all the way from Melbourne to Sydney for the audition, so I was like, 'Well, might as well make some memories.' I did it and was like 'bye', then they called me, and I just remember thinking, 'What is happening?!'”
Rosé (singer) first seen 2024 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Lynch, Jessica (12 December 2024). "ROSÉ Performs 'APT.' and 'Toxic Till the End' Medley on 'Fallon'". Billboard.
“I was looking for something. I was looking to mess around, to joke. And get paid! But on a deeper level, it was very therapeutic for me. I could be someone else. I think you get to release a few of your problems there through being another person.”
Barry Keoghan (born 1992) first seen 2018 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Mumford, Gwilym (3 September 2018). "Barry Keoghan: 'You release your problems, playing another person'". The Guardian.
“[On the First and Second Republics] I don't want the First Republic to be consigned to history, not even as a joke.”
Paolo Emilio Taviani (1912–2001) said by 2001 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“[On his nickname 'Samurai' and the katana found in his home] It's ridiculous. If only I were the Samurai from the book Suburra. Which Netflix is now even making a series about. The katana they gave me, and which they seized. when they arrested me, was given to me as a joke after the book came out. It wasn't a real samurai sword. It was used for filleting tuna.”
Massimo Carminati (born 1958) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“In a society where the value of life is trivialized and utterance of killing is simply a joke, not a threat, let us be visible signs of hope through the words we choose, as words can kill or can heal.”
Severo Caermare (born 1969) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I started with the school drama society. I later moved to join a local drama group in our area. However, while doing that, I was also doing some menial jobs to keep body and soul together. I never subscribed to being idle. I believe in self-reliance, and that was why I never took acting or the industry as a joke.”
Falalu A Dorayi (born 1977) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Even before I contested my second election in 2007, I was still a bricklayer and less than five years I became the Speaker of the State House of Assembly – a bricklayer who was looking for a job to get one thousand naira per day – and like a joke, I’m now your governor. Pray for me not to disappoint God so the youths will not suffer.”
Francis Nwifuru (born 1975) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The confrontation with reality is much more merciless than a joke.”
Gabriele Albertini (born 1950) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I don’t joke at all with my prayers when I want to begin any project and that has helped my creative process a lot.”
Diana Hamilton (musician) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I didn't need school or university to get where I am today. We joke in the dressing room that I might not have graduated from high school but I have a master's degree in cricket.”
Quinton de Kock (born 1992) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“A joke is a very serious thing.”
Winston Churchill (misattributed) first seen 1763 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Sometimes attributed to Winston Churchill, it is in fact a slight misquote of "A joke's a very serious thing" from the 1763 poem "The Ghost" by Charles Churchill.
“My way of joking is to tell the truth. That's the funniest joke in the world.”
Muhammad Ali (misattributed) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The big joke on democracy is that it gives its mortal enemies the tools to its own destruction.”
Joseph Goebbels (misattributed) first seen 1935 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Appears to actually be written by Hans Schwarz van Berk in a chapter introduction for a 1935 compilation of Der Angriff articles by Goebbels. (Der Angriff, Aufsätze aus der Kampfzeit, p. 61)
“The gods too are fond of a joke.”
Edward Albee (misattributed) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source