A civil servant doesn't make jokes

Quote by Eugene Ionesco

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A work of art is above all an adventure of the mind

A work of art is above all an adventure of the mind

Shakespeare was the great one before us. His place was between God and despair.

Shakespeare was the great one before us. His place was between God and despair.

I believe that in the history of art and of thought there has always been...

I believe that in the history of art and of thought there has always been...

The unpleasant thing about society today is nowadays is that there is a confusion between...

The unpleasant thing about society today is nowadays is that there is a confusion between...

Marx was wrong; jealousy and pride, emotional forces, are just as responsible as hunger and...

Marx was wrong; jealousy and pride, emotional forces, are just as responsible as hunger and...

Explanation separates us from astonishment, which is the only gateway to the incomprehensible.

Explanation separates us from astonishment, which is the only gateway to the incomprehensible.

Like all revolutions, the surrealist revolution was a reversion, a restitution, an expression of vital...

Like all revolutions, the surrealist revolution was a reversion, a restitution, an expression of vital...

You've always made the mistake of being yourself

You've always made the mistake of being yourself

You know, somebody actually complimented me on my driving today. They left a little note...

You know, somebody actually complimented me on my driving today. They left a little note...

The fastest way to meet new people is to pick up somebody else's change at...

The fastest way to meet new people is to pick up somebody else's change at...

So I rang up British Telecom, I said 'I want to report a nuisance caller',...

So I rang up British Telecom, I said 'I want to report a nuisance caller',...

Only Napoleon did more than me. But I'm taller than him.

Only Napoleon did more than me. But I'm taller than him.

I think of myself as a comedian who has the pleasure of writing jokes about...

I think of myself as a comedian who has the pleasure of writing jokes about...

Most jokes state a bitter truth

Most jokes state a bitter truth

Last christmas my sister, Geri, gave me a lovely Cloth calendar. It only took me...

Last christmas my sister, Geri, gave me a lovely Cloth calendar. It only took me...

They mustn't know my despair, I can't let them see the wounds which they have...

They mustn't know my despair, I can't let them see the wounds which they have...

Police arrested two kids yesterday, one was drinking battery acid, the other was eating fireworks....

Police arrested two kids yesterday, one was drinking battery acid, the other was eating fireworks....

3 blonds were driving to Disney World: The sign said 'Disney World Left,' so they...

3 blonds were driving to Disney World: The sign said 'Disney World Left,' so they...

So I went to the dentist. He said Say Aaah. I said Why? He said...

So I went to the dentist. He said Say Aaah. I said Why? He said...

I was thrown out of college for cheating on the metaphysics exam: I looked into...

I was thrown out of college for cheating on the metaphysics exam: I looked into...