The wit makes fun of other persons; the satirist makes fun of the world; the humorist makes fun of himself. - James Thurber
The wit makes fun of other persons; the satirist makes fun of the world; the humorist makes fun of himself, but in so doing, he identifies himself with people--that is, people everywhere, not for the purpose of taking them apart, but simply revealing their true nature. - James Thurber
God won't chastise us, so the satirist must do it. - Marty Rubin
A satirist is a man who discovers unpleasant things about himself and then says them about other people. - Peter McArthur