Quotes about wit
witty humorous food
There are people in the world so hungry, that God cannot appear to them except in the form of bread. Mahatma Gandhi
witty years two
After two years in Washington, I often long for the realism and sincerity of Hollywood Fred Thompson
witty hurt simple
Accept that all of us can be hurt, that all of us can and surely will at times fail. Other vulnerabilities, like being embarrassed or risking love, can be terrifying, too. I think we should follow a simple rule: if we can take the worst, take the risk. Joyce Brothers
witty porcupines quills
A witty writer is like a porcupine; his quill makes no distinction between friend and foe. Josh Billings
wit trifles bores
nothing is so pleasant ... as to display your worldly wisdom in epigram and dissertation, but it is a trifle tedious to hear another person display theirs. Ouida
witty thinking doe
When you talk yourself, you think how witty, how original, how acute you are; but when another does so, you are very apt to think only - What a crib from Rochefoucauld!
witch nicholson
I really loved Witches of Eastwick, the movie with Michelle Pfeiffer and Jack Nicholson and Cher. Madchen Amick
witty italian may
[On Italian:] One may almost call it a language that talks of itself, and always seems more witty than its speakers. Madame de Stael
wit wanted frugal
One cannot say he wanted wit, but rather that he was frugal of it. John Dryden
witty sex ridiculous
Sex: the pleasure is momentary, the position ridiculous, and the expense damnable. Lord Chesterfield
witty struggle warrior
Women should be tough, tender, laugh as much as possible, and live long lives. The struggle for equality continues unabated, and the woman warrior who is armed with wit and courage will be among the first to celebrate victory. Maya Angelou
witty thinking cynicism
I like quips. I like whiffs of cynicism and I think they can be witty. But I don't really know where wittiness is constructive. Matthew McConaughey
witty shopping able
Be able to go shopping for a bathing suit and not become depressed afterward. Marilyn vos Savant
witty party men
In every civilization, life grows easier. Men grow lazier in consequence. We have a picture of what happened to the individual Greek. (I cannot look at history, or at any human action, except as I look at the individual.) The Greeks had good food, good witty talk, pleasant dinner parties; and they were content. When the individual man had reached that condition in Athens, when the thought not of giving to the state but of what the state could give to him, Athens' freedom was doomed. Edith Hamilton
witty clever thinking
Pickup lines never work...I think someone clever, witty and funny is very attractive. Kate Upton
witty commentary
My commentary's hilarious, not witty. Richelle Mead
witty rose serious
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.
witty opposites long
A transposable aphorism is a malaise of the urge to be witty, or in other words, a maxim that is untroubled by the fact that the opposite of what it says is equally true so long as it appears to be funny. Umberto Eco
witty sex good-things
The good thing about masturbation is that you don't have to get dressed up for it. Truman Capote
witty humorous villa
Don't let it end like this. Tell them I said something. Pancho Villa
witty facts my-favorite
I love gentiles. In fact, on of my favorite activities is Protestant spotting. Mel Brooks
witty thinking class
The middle class is doing fine in fiction. But it's not what gets me going. I love the working class, and everyone from it I've met, and think they're incredibly witty, inventive - there's a lot of poetry there. Martin Amis
witty thinking class
I love the working class, and everyone from it that I've met, and think they're incredible witty, inventive - there's a lot of poetry there. A lot of rough stuff as well. What there is, too, is an awful lot of expressiveness and intelligence and originality down there. And a lot of thwarted intelligence.
witness needed credible
A credible witness to truth and to the values of the Gospel is urgently needed. Pope Francis
without-hope
We can’t live without hope. When we keep hoping, we keep living. Pete Wilson
witty money peace
It is my opinion that a man's soul may be buried and perish under a dung-heap, or in a furrow field, just as well as under a pile of money. Nathaniel Hawthorne
witty children parenting
I want to have children, but my friends scare me. One of my friends told me she was in labor for 36 hours. I don't even want to do anything that feels good for 36 hours. Rita Rudner
witty sex humorous
Sex and religion are closer to each other than either might prefer. Thomas More
witch knows
For my part, I have ever believed, and do now know, that there are witches. Thomas Browne
witty humorous grove
Grove giveth and Gates taketh away. Robert Metcalfe
witty art philosophy
Conquered people tend to be witty. Saul Bellow
witty caring law
The Law is a grim, unsmiling thing. Not Justice, though. Justice is witty and whimsical and kind and caring. Rohinton Mistry
wit wells has-beens
Wit is that which has been often thought, but never before was well expressed. Samuel Johnson