Comeback Quotes

240 quotes by 224 authors

A gentleman will not insult me, and no man not a gentleman can insult me. — Frederick Douglass
There is no great invention, from fire to flying, which has not been hailed as an insult to some god. — John B. S. Haldane
Never insult anyone by accident. — Robert A. Heinlein
If a writer knows enough about what he is writing about, he may omit things that he knows. The dignity of movement of an iceberg… — Ernest Hemingway
The British are the last national group who can be insulted by Hollywood without any comeback. These days if you depict Italians as gangsters, Saudis… — Simon Hoggart
Fishing is much more than fish. It is the great occasion when we may return to the fine simplicity of our forefathers. — Herbert Hoover
Well, I write in exile because I cannot return to my country, so I have no choice but to see myself as an exiled writer. — Guillermo Cabrera Infante
Never insult an alligator until after you have crossed the river. — Cordell Hull
I love it when someone insults me. That means that I don't have to be nice anymore. — Billy Idol
Truth is certainly a branch of morality and a very important one to society. — Thomas Jefferson
A comeback in gymnastics is almost impossible in itself. — Shawn Johnson
It's not easy being a father, but I've been allowed a comeback. — Alan King
There is nothing as sweet as a comeback, when you are down and out, about to lose, and out of time. — Anne Lamott
I'm not really keen on comebacks. Eurythmics was an incredible thing. When I look back on that work, I feel very satisfied with it. — Annie Lennox
If my life were a song the title would be 'The Comeback Kid.' — Stefano Langone
On the battlefield, the military pledges to leave no soldier behind. As a nation, let it be our pledge that when they return home, we… — Dan Lipinski
The private citizen, beset by partisan appeals for the loan of his Public Opinion, will soon see, perhaps, that these appeals are not a compliment… — Walter Lippmann
The real glory is being knocked to your knees and then coming back. That's real glory. That's the essence of it. — Vince Lombardi
If you can't ignore an insult, top it; if you can't top it, laugh it off; and if you can't laugh it off, it's probably… — Russell Lynes
Insults are the business of the court. — Naguib Mahfouz

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