--- title: "9 Witty People Quotes by 9 authors" description: "Browse 9 Witty People quotes by 9 authors. Discover the best Witty People sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b47/bobcat-goldthwait-3748_comedy_i-think-i-hang-out-with-some-pretty-witt_2762870.png" --- > [I think I hang out with some pretty witty people, but we're never that funny.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bobcat-goldthwait/i-think-i-hang-out-with-some-pretty-witty-people-but-we-re-never-that/) [Bobcat Goldthwait](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bobcat-goldthwait/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b47/bobcat-goldthwait-3748_comedy_i-think-i-hang-out-with-some-pretty-witt_2762870.png) > [I like witty people, people who can be witty on the spot.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-brydon/i-like-witty-people-people-who-can-be-witty-on-the-spot/) [Rob Brydon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-brydon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a38/rob-brydon-27118_humor_i-like-witty-people-people-who-can-be-wi_2045149.jpg) > [Generally speaking, there is more wit than talent in the world. Society swarms with witty people who lack talent.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/antoine-rivarol/generally-speaking-there-is-more-wit-than-talent-in-the-world-society/) [Antoine Rivarol](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/antoine-rivarol/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a16/antoine-rivarol-11451_humor_generally-speaking-there-is-more-wit-tha_1786491.jpg) > [Working hard to maintain the illusion Im Boss of the Boy & Girl. Witty people, retro style, TV, animals, trees & chocolate…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/working-hard-to-maintain-the-illusion-im-boss-of-the-boy-girl-witty/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d82/anonymous-1_clever-twitter-bios_working-hard-to-maintain-the-illusion-im_2296160.jpg) > [Twitter is just a great joke laboratory. You go in there and there are so many witty people that I know any…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-kupperman/twitter-is-just-a-great-joke-laboratory-you-go-in-there-and-there-are/) [Michael Kupperman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-kupperman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/51a/michael-kupperman-49576_jokes_twitter-is-just-a-great-joke-laboratory_3111934.jpg) > [I was brought up by very witty people who were dealing with quite difficult things: disease and death... I was brought up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emma-thompson/i-was-brought-up-by-very-witty-people-who-were-dealing-with-quite/) [Emma Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emma-thompson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/144/emma-thompson-3232_death_i-was-brought-up-by-very-witty-people-wh_2718685.jpg) > [If there's ever a woman who's smart, funny, or witty, people are afraid of that, so they don't write that. They only…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/teri-garr/if-there-s-ever-a-woman-who-s-smart-funny-or-witty-people-are-afraid/) [Teri Garr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/teri-garr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ec/teri-garr-13679_feet_if-there-s-ever-a-woman-who-s-smart-funn_909682.jpg) > [I don't think I'm a witty person. To me, a witty person is a funny person who is also a smart person.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-sedaris/i-don-t-think-i-m-a-witty-person-to-me-a-witty-person-is-a-funny/) [David Sedaris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-sedaris/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b1e/david-sedaris-333_comedy_i-don-t-think-i-m-a-witty-person-to-me-a_3116610.png) > [It is a curious fact, but a fact it is, that your witty people are the most hard-hearted in the world. The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/letitia-elizabeth-landon/it-is-a-curious-fact-but-a-fact-it-is-that-your-witty-people-are-the/) [Letitia Elizabeth Landon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/letitia-elizabeth-landon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4ca/letitia-elizabeth-landon-2397_absurd_it-is-a-curious-fact-but-a-fact-it-is-th_3094229.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/witty-people/#itemlist", "name": "Witty People Quotes", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I think I hang out with some pretty witty people, but we're never that funny.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Bobcat Goldthwait" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bobcat-goldthwait/i-think-i-hang-out-with-some-pretty-witty-people-but-we-re-never-that/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b47/bobcat-goldthwait-3748_comedy_i-think-i-hang-out-with-some-pretty-witt_2762870.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b47/bobcat-goldthwait-3748_comedy_i-think-i-hang-out-with-some-pretty-witt_2762870.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b47/bobcat-goldthwait-3748_comedy_i-think-i-hang-out-with-some-pretty-witt_2762870.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I think I hang out with some pretty witty people, but we're never that funny.” — Bobcat Goldthwait", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I like witty people, people who can be witty on the spot.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Rob Brydon" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-brydon/i-like-witty-people-people-who-can-be-witty-on-the-spot/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a38/rob-brydon-27118_humor_i-like-witty-people-people-who-can-be-wi_2045149.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a38/rob-brydon-27118_humor_i-like-witty-people-people-who-can-be-wi_2045149.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a38/rob-brydon-27118_humor_i-like-witty-people-people-who-can-be-wi_2045149.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I like witty people, people who can be witty on the spot.” — Rob Brydon", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Generally speaking, there is more wit than talent in the world. 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