Famous Quotes & Sayings

Antoine de Saint-Exupery

Trying to be witty leads to lying, more or less.

Becca Fitzpatrick

He grinned. “Busted. I’m a monster. Jev is my deceptively harmless — and shockingly handsome — alter ego.” “And I’m on top of it,” she announced with witty triumph. “Is that a Freudian slip?” His bluntness caught her off guard. A self-conscious blush rose in her face.

Antoine Rivarol

There is nothing so unready as readiness of wit.

Antoine Rivarol

Generally speaking, there is more wit than talent in the world. Society swarms with witty people who lack talent.

Bill Bryson

I often feel I'm a disappointment to people because they expect me to be the guy in the books. When I sit next to someone at a dinner party I can see they expect me to be quick and witty, and I'm not at all.

Nizam Idris

I would say it's more within my expectations.

Philip Hoffman

But because of his intelligence, his wit and his insightfulness and his kind of all-consuming warmth, that would go away.

John Pomfret

I think you're a witness and a recorder.

Peter Higgs

If the U.K. were threatening to withdraw from Europe, I would certainly want Scotland to be out of that.

Gary Murphy

Part of the premium is due to its exposure to the military and defence industries.

Nate Clements

Our goal as a defence is to go out there and dominate. I think we did that.

Kim Beazley

I was defence minister for a few years,

Sellapan Ramanathan

Well, you have a defence attache here, that's a step forward. Your Defence Minister has been here, our defence people have exchanges with you. So friendly relations at the military level are already in existence.

Norman Schwarzkopf

The Patriot missile is a point defence missile. Point defence means that you put the missile at a location to defend a very specific target such as an airfield, a supply dump or a headquarters.

Franz Beckenbauer

The defence has to get used to playing with the goalkeeper. Jurgen is shying away from making a decision.

Franz Beckenbauer

The defence has to get used to playing with the goalkeeper.

Agatha Christie

There is no question of defence. I have always acted in accordance with the dictates of my conscience. I have nothing with which to reproach myself.

Bob Ainsworth

I am extremely honoured to be the Defence Secretary, and I would not do the job if I did not think that I could make a useful contribution in the role.

Elizabeth Edwards

The days of our lives, for all of us, are numbered,