Quotes tagged ‘wit’

“Caustic wit is my religion.”

— Nicole Holofcener, Jeff Whitty, Lee Israel, Melissa McCarthy, imdb.com

“Sarcasm is the lowest form of wit.”

— Julian Fellowes, Violet Crawley, Maggie Smith, imdb.com

“Maeve Wiley: You hooking up with anyone here? Jackson Marchetti: Nope. Are you? Maeve Wiley: Ask me in an hour.”

— Laurie Nunn, Maeve Wiley, Emma Mackey, imdb.com

“OK, guy in need of a clue. Here's one. Women send signals. That was a brush off. Before you dip into your shallow pool of wit, let me paint us a picture and save us both the trouble. Here's your evening. You are going to slink back off to your buddies, laugh this off, get wasted, go home, and make n…”

— Adam Horowitz, Edward Kitsis, Brooke, Sophia Bush, imdb.com

“True Wit is Nature to advantage dress'd What oft was thought, but ne'er so well express'd; Something whose truth convinced at sight we find, That gives us back the image of our mind. As shades more sweetly recommend the light, So modest plainness sets off sprightly wit.”

— Alexander Pope, poetryfoundation.org

“Vulgarity is no substitute for wit.”

— Julian Fellowes, Violet Crawley, Maggie Smith, imdb.com

“I have only made this letter longer because I have not had the time to make it shorter.”

— Blaise Pascal, amazon.com

“Youth may outrun the old, but not outwit.”

— Geoffrey Chaucer, amazon.com

“Seduction is about intelligence and wit. Someone who makes me laugh has every chance to seduce me.”

— Riccardo Tisci, forums.thefashionspot.com

“If I had no sense of humor, I would long ago have committed suicide.”

— Gandhi, amazon.com

“Can I borrow a kiss? I promise I'll give it back.”

— Pickup Lines!, twitter.com