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Quotes About Wit

Comedy is allied to justice.
~ Aristophenes
Humour is the only test of gravity, and gravity of humour, for a subject which will not bear raillery is suspicious, and a jest which will not bear serious examination is false wit.
~ Aristotle
Wit is well-bred insolence.
~ Aristotle
Strong on desire but short on smarts, these
~ Arnold Schwarzenegger
One thing that I do find really sexy is a girl who's good at crossword puzzles.
~ Chris Pine
I prefer the finesse of French humour. English humour is more scathing, more cruel, as illustrated by Monty Python and Little Britain.
~ Helen Mirren
Once you get past funny, my other qualities are so below average. It's not like I'm handy.
~ Seth Meyers
I can be just as effective with a quick retort or a one-liner than with a big paragraph.
~ Alan Colmes
I don't have a very quick sense of humor.
~ Florenz Ziegfeld
If I have 1% of my dad's brain, I'll be happy. He's so quick.
~ Tamara Ecclestone
It was so quiet, you could hear a pun drop.
~ Arthur Baer
I like to be at a party and be a quiet observer, be in conversation. I wouldn't say I was a class clown growing up, but I would definitely sit back in class and take snipes at the teacher.
~ Eric Stonestreet
I'm just a quirky, funny dude.
~ Jimmy O. Yang
I find myself to be quite sarcastic, and I wouldn't want to be with someone who didn't get that.
~ Andreja Pejic
I quite like dark humor.
~ Marina and the Diamonds
You can't fake comedy. You can't make it look beautiful or put an interesting bit of music on in the background: funny can only be funny if you're funny.
~ Aisling Bea
I was born to be funny.
~ Buddy Hackett
People don't expect me to be as funny as I am.
~ Alicia Keys
I am a very funny guy.
~ Riyad Mahrez
I think I'm a funny guy.
~ J. D. Martinez
It was pretty clear that I was a funny guy, just as a guy.
~ Chevy Chase
That's what you don't see about coach Saban. He's a very funny guy.
~ Ha Ha Clinton-Dix
I am very attracted to funny people - I'd go so far as to say I find it hard to trust unfunny people.
~ Roisin Murphy
Trying to be funny is arguably the least funny thing you can do.
~ Romesh Ranganathan