Absurd Quotes

Gentlemen, I wash my hands of this weirdness.

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

The universe has a beginning, but no end. Infinite.
The stars, too, have a beginning, but their own power leads to their destruction. Finite.
History dictates that he who holds wisdom is the greatest fool.
This could be called God's final warning to those that still rebel.

Steins;Gate

Solomon Grundy,
Born on a Monday,
Christened on Tuesday,
Married on Wednesday,
Ill on Thursday,
Worse on Friday,
Died on Saturday,
Buried on Sunday,
That was the end,
Of Solomon Grundy.

Our whole theory of education is based on the absurd notion that we must learn to swim on land before tackling the water. It applies to the pursuit of the arts as well as to the pursuit of knowledge.

Henry Miller

Ironic Quotes

Education

Absurdity — a statement or belief manifestly inconsistent with one's own opinion.

Ambrose Bierce

The Devil's Dictionary

Behind all things are reasons. Reasons can even explain the absurd.

Explanation:

Part of the introduction by Margaret Lanterman to the first series (The pilot series is the zero series).

Twin Peaks

Margaret Lanterman (The Log Lady)

Season 1

Episode 1

Reasons

That noise. Didn't you hear anything? Are there any strange animals that I should know about here? Anything futuristic, like with the body of a crab and the head of a social worker?

A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men.

Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory

Willy Wonka

Ironic Quotes

Oh, my God. I beat a man insensible with a strawberry.

Sleeper (1973)

Miles Monroe

Funny Quotes

I have been & am absurdly over-estimated. There are no supermen & I'm quite ordinary. In that point I'm one of the few people who tell the truth about myself.

Thomas Edward Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia)

Meaningful Quotes

Human, People

Truth