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He was a serial murderer, and each mention of his name is a trigger to the families he devastated, reopening wounds that we can only hope had finally started to heal, in the truest of ironies, Bulger's family has experienced the excruciating pain and trauma their relative inflicted on far too many, and the justice system is now coming to their aid. – Rachael Rollins	Found on CNN 1 year ago
Her great ambition in life was to get married, give birth to a child and have a family, more than anything else, that’s what she wanted. And the terrible, cruelest of ironies is that her wishes came true only for her to give birth to the person who would be her killer. Just incredible. – Elliott Jacobson	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
One of the ironies, as some have observed, is that the secular project has itself become a religion, pursued with religious fervor. It is taking on all the trappings of a religion – including inquisitions and excommunication. Those who defy the creed risk a figurative burning at the stake – social, educational, and professional ostracism and exclusion waged through lawsuits and savage social media campaigns. – William Barr	added by Normando 4 years ago
One of the ironies today is that people are saying it is President Trump who is shredding our institutions. I really see no evidence of that, from my perspective, the idea of' resisting' a democratically elected President and basically throwing everything at him, and really changing the norms on the grounds that we have to stop this President. That's where the shredding of our norms and institutions is occurring. – Attorney General Barr	Found on CNN 4 years ago
It's one of the tragic ironies of the theatre that only one man in it can count on steady work -- the night watchman. – Tallulah Bankhead	added by anonymous 10 years ago
Sometimes the laughter in mothering is the recognition of the ironies and absurdities. Sometime, though, it's just pure, unthinking delight. – Barbara Schapiro	added by anonymous 14 years ago

He was a serial murderer, and each mention of his name is a trigger to the families he devastated, reopening wounds that we can only hope had finally started to heal, in the truest of ironies, Bulger's family has experienced the excruciating pain and trauma their relative inflicted on far too many, and the justice system is now coming to their aid.

– Rachael Rollins

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Her great ambition in life was to get married, give birth to a child and have a family, more than anything else, that’s what she wanted. And the terrible, cruelest of ironies is that her wishes came true only for her to give birth to the person who would be her killer. Just incredible.

– Elliott Jacobson

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

One of the ironies, as some have observed, is that the secular project has itself become a religion, pursued with religious fervor. It is taking on all the trappings of a religion – including inquisitions and excommunication. Those who defy the creed risk a figurative burning at the stake – social, educational, and professional ostracism and exclusion waged through lawsuits and savage social media campaigns.

– William Barr

added by Normando
4 years ago

One of the ironies today is that people are saying it is President Trump who is shredding our institutions. I really see no evidence of that, from my perspective, the idea of' resisting' a democratically elected President and basically throwing everything at him, and really changing the norms on the grounds that we have to stop this President. That's where the shredding of our norms and institutions is occurring.

– Attorney General Barr

Found on CNN
4 years ago

It's one of the tragic ironies of the theatre that only one man in it can count on steady work -- the night watchman.

– Tallulah Bankhead

added by anonymous
10 years ago

Sometimes the laughter in mothering is the recognition of the ironies and absurdities. Sometime, though, it's just pure, unthinking delight.

– Barbara Schapiro

added by anonymous
14 years ago

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