Quotes About Wit

Wit in women is apt to have bad consequences; like a sword without a scabbard, it wounds the wearer and provokes assailants.

Wow. I am really pretentious.

I'll see something, and I'll go, 'Oh, wow, that's interesting,' because really, comedy comes from the truth.

That was sort of the 'Second City' approach, which was try to be intelligent and assume your audience is intelligent. We were influenced by 'Monty Python,' too, which would have philosophers in a wrestling match.

I've read that Steven Wright's style was born out of genuine nervousness.

I write my own quotes. Except this one. I obviously stole this from somebody really clever.

Mystery writers' conventions are usually good, and this one has been excellent and extremely well prepared and thought out in advance. A lot of people have given their time and their skill, and a good deal of wit, and Anchorage has made us extraordinarily welcome.

Neil Hamburger writes such cutting jokes.

My first job out of law school was on the Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, where Gorsuch is a judge. I observed in the year that I worked at the court what many litigants and commentators have since noted: that Gorsuch possesses an incisive legal mind, writes with skill and wit, and is scrupulously fair.

Those born dull remain dull

You charming idiot.

Galinda shivered, and was sure Madame Morrible felt it, knew it, but the Head never registered a sign of it. But then, my use of sorority - how ironic. Too witty. Give a long enough time, of course, a wide enough frame, there is nothing said or done, ever, that isn't ironic in the end.

no imagination, no sallies, nothing that makes the society-man.

My favourite outdoor activity is going back inside.

This was the English passion, not for self-improvement or culture or wit, but for DIY, Do It Yourself, for bigger and better houses with more mod cons, the painstaking accumulation of comfort and, with it, status - the concrete display of earned cash.

wits strong and clear

Win's phone rang. He picked it up and said, "Articulate. Okay, put it through." Two seconds later he handed the phone to Myron. "For me?" Myron asked. Win gave him flat eyes. "No," he said. "I'm handing you the phone because it's too heavy for me." Everyone's a wiseass.

After three rings the machine picked up. Win's annoyingly superior accent said, "Hang up without leaving a message and die." Beep. Myron shook his head, smiled, and, as always, left a message. He

You're a pain in the ass, you know that?" "Always was," Myron said. "Yeah, but you used to have a sweet jumper from the top of the key. Now what do you got?" "Raw animal magnetism and supernatural charisma?" "I'm going to hang up now." He

Making friends?" Tripp asked. "I'm a people person," Adam said. "You know he's the VP of the board, right?" "I must remember to genuflect next time I see him," Adam said. "I'm president." "In that case, I better get some kneepads." Tripp

He shook his head. "You remind me of my first wife." "Was she hot too?" "A hot mess.

Wow." "You've got quite the vocabulary." "Never use a big word when a small one will suffice." "I could make a crack here, but I won't.

Apparently, I have a totally different sense of humour.

You know why I'm pulling your leg? Because I can't touch it from where I am.