“JESTER, n. An officer attached to the king's household to amuse the court by ludicrous actions and utterances . . . the king's own conduct and decrees [being] sufficiently ridiculous for the amusement not only of his court but of all mankind.” ActionMankindKingsCourtRidiculousOfficersHouseholdAmusementDecreeUtteranceJester Author:Ambrose Bierce
“Kings ought never to be seen upon the stage. In the abstract, they are very disagreeable characters: it is only while living that they are 'the best of kings'. It is their power, their splendour, it is the apprehension of the personal consequences of their favour or their hatred that dazzles the imagination and suspends the judgement of their favourites or their vassals; but death cancels the bond of allegiance and of interest; and seen AS THEY WERE, their power and their pretensions look monstrous and ridiculous.” LooksCharacterInterestImaginationStageOughtKingsConsequenceHatredRidiculousJudgementAbstractFavourAllegianceMonstrousApprehensionPretensionDisagreeableDazzleSplendour Book:Characters of Shakespeare's Plays Source: Characters of Shakespeare's Plays
“Whether youre president or speaker, if youre wrong, we need to stand up and point it out. Thats what Martin Luther King had talked about: being judged by the content of our character and not the color of our skin. So some of us pounded away on some of the ridiculous policies of Pelosi - and lo and behold, over time, the public began to see.” IfsNeedsCharacterPresidentPolicyColorKingsSkinsRidiculousJudgedSpeakersLutherBeing Judged Author:Louie Gohmert
“That is ridiculous," she said. The king agreed. "Like falling in love with a landslide. Only you could fail to notice.” SaidFallFailingKingsFalling In LoveRidiculousAttoliaLandslides Author:Megan Whalen Turner