Quotes About Wit

Thurber was asked by a correspondent: "Why did you have a comma in the sentence, 'After dinner, the men went into the living-room'?" And his answer was probably one of the loveliest things ever said about punctuation. "This particular comma," Thurber explained, "was Ross's way of giving the men time to push back their chairs and stand up.

Subtlety is one of the few forms of entertainment allowed me," the Divine said, grinning.

You're one funny enchilada

I run through the woods, at once applauding myself for my wit-" "Well deserved, sir. Well deserved." "And at the self instant, I am grinding my teeth because I am a vain, revenging idiot and shall be run down because of it.

Maduro is burly and has a trim mustache. What he doesn't have is enough wit, charm, or oil riches to fill the boots of Chávez

He laughed lightly, but his eyes told another story. Ambury could smile ever so amiably while the daggers within his wit sliced one to shreds.

There was nothing clever to say, so I said something foolish.

A gaggle of giggles?" Meyer said, trying that one on me. My turn. "How about a prance of pussycats?" "Not bad at all. Hmmm. A scramble of scrumptious?

Cleverness can be captivating, both for those who dole it out and those who witness it. Sometimes a dazzling display of erudition and wit can be as entertaining and uplifting as a great piece of music.

You're a funny man, Post.

Wit isn't tentative; therefore, neither is it young. Wit is one of many aspects of life and literature that is far easier to recognize onstage than in a book. My students are always missing the wit in what they read, or else they do not trust it; onstage, even an amateur actor can make anyone see what wit is.

If you ask an Irishman for directions, he might be quick to answer, Well if I were going there, I would not start here.

Whenever I'm asked what college I attended I'm tempted to reply Thornton Wilder'.

Some wits, too, like oracles, deal in ambiguities, but not with equal success; for though ambiguities are the first excellence of an imposter, they are the last of a wit.

As much experience, education and awareness as one can attain is important for a comedian.

Of all failures, to fail in a witticism is the worst, and the mishap is the more calamitous in a drawn-out and detailed one

Broke ni...s, only make jokes ni....

If you are hotter than me, does that make me cooler than you?

Normal person flirting: Hey Cutie wassup? Me flirting: Your face. I like that.

Ever looked at your best friend and wonder: Why the hell aren't we comedians?

most of what passed as cleverness was only archness and spite.

Helden sind Dummköpfe, hatte ich entgegnet. Er hatte gelacht. Da sind wir uns einig.

It's hard to be funny when you have to be clean.

Is that a gun in your pocket, or are you just happy to see me?