Quotes About Wit

I probably carry a fair amount of sarcasm in my daily life.

I'll tell you one thing... no doubt about it, my favorite kind of comedy is talking head comedy. I mean, if it were up to me, I'd do a whole entire movie that was just around a dinner table.

I don't want to push the envelope. Let the envelope stay in the middle of the table. I'll just make you laugh.

An epigram is but a feeble thing - With straw in tail, stuck there by way of sting.

I play a female Indiana Jones, a professor who hunts down precious objects, like a bowl that belonged to the Buddha. They tailored the role to me: I wanted to be smart, funny, and to kick some ass.

It takes a smart man to play dumb.

Making clever speeches takes a lot of work and a lot of time.

I insulted people. I had to - they deserved it. They didn't have any talent. They stunk. They were horrible! But it made it for a fun show.

I like women who talk smack.

I'd say Jon Stewart has remained funny the entire time. Jon always makes it funny first. And he's just, he's talking about serious things, but in a funny way. Other comedians will talk about serious things in a serious way, and then you don't know what's going on.

There is nothing that is so serious that you can't also see its comic side. Comedy is a way of talking about the most serious things.

Ostin smiled. "Tell me something I don't know. Oh, wait, you can't.

were denied direct participation in the government, forced to rely on wit and wile to influence the men who wielded raw power.

Whether it's viewers of the show or readers of my columns and books, I'm consistently impressed with their wit, humor and insight. That goes for about 95 percent of the audience. The other five percent are why the 'Delete' option and restraining orders were invented.

Nothing can atone for the lack of modesty without which beauty is ungraceful and wit detestable.

He was the only man I knew who could roll his eyes over the telephone.

Sometimes it seemed that he'd said six or eight funny things in his life, and that what passed for his sense of humor would always depend on a skillful recycling of old material, over and over again.

Damn it," I muttered. "What?" asked Adrian. "I hate when you're the sane one. That's my job." "Rose," he said, forcibly trying to keep a serious tone, "I can think of many words to describe you, sexy and hot being at the top of the list. You know what's not on the list? Sane .

Aw you'd never hurt me. My face is too pretty. -Adrian Ivashkov

Rose Hathaway: "Hey Mason, wipe the drool off your face. If you're going to think about me naked, do it on your own time." Mason Ashford: "This is my time, Hathaway. I'm leading today's session." Rose Hathaway: "Oh yeah? Huh. Well, I guess this is a good time to think about me naked, then." Eddie Castile: "It's always a good a time to think about you naked.

Jesse: " Hey Rose, welcome back. Still breaking hearts?" Rose: " Are you volunteering?

I always love it whenever Rose delivers one of her witty one-liners—particularly when it's a completely serious situation. The contrast always amuses me, but then, I'm biased.

Your wit is always such a delight, Mr. Zeklos. I can barely contain myself around it.

When you say 'old friend,' are we talking, like...since the Ice Age?" "No. Of course not." "Oh." "It's only been about four hundred years." "Ah. Yes. Only four hundred." A wry expression spread over his face. "Being with you is a continual experiment in perspective. Among other things.