Quip Quotes

24 quotes by 23 authors

A new idea is delicate. It can be killed by a sneer or a yawn; it can be stabbed to death by a quip and… — Charles Bowers
Can you nominate in order now the degrees of the lie? I will name you the degrees. The first, the Retort Courteous; the second, the… — William Shakespeare
If Big Brother (of Orwell's 1984) comes to America, he will not be a fearsome, foreboding figure with a heart-chilling, omnipresent glare as in 1984.… — Michael Parenti
One of my most often repeated quips was the one I made when former Presidents Carter, Ford and Nixon stood by each other at a… — Bob Dole
Some libs took offense at my David Broder quip earlier. In my own defense, I was taught in college it's OK to disrespect dead white… — James Taranto
As a matter of fact, I am an uncle. I have nine nephews and nieces. I'm not sure if they think I'm all that quick… — Dean Norris
The Canteen Boy, the reason you feel bad for him and you can laugh is because he, and I guess a lot of my characters,… — Adam Sandler
DOCTOR. Always preceded by 'The good'. Among men, in familiar conversation, 'Oh! balls, doctor!' Is a wizard when he enjoys your confidence, a jack-ass when… — Gustave Flaubert
I don't quite hear what you say, but I beg to differ entirely with you. — Augustus De Morgan
Newton said, "If I have seen further than others, it is because I've stood on the shoulders of giants." These days we stand on each… — Richard Hamming
When someone abuses me I can defend myself, but against praise I am defenceless. — Sigmund Freud
For me, Twitter works best as a way of taking pictures of being stuck in traffic on the Brooklyn Bridge. If people really want to… — Michael Showalter
In France everything is a matter for jest. People make quips about the scaffold, about Napoleon's defeat on the banks of The Beresina, and about… — Honore de Balzac
Science is a first-rate piece of furniture for a man's upper chamber, if he has common sense on the ground-floor. But if a man hasn't… — Oliver Wendell Holmes
Whether you like it or not, the digital age has produced a new format for modern romance, and natural selection may be favoring the quick-thumbed… — Ashton Kutcher
Radical transparency has an enormous impact on our personal lives. We can no longer share thoughts, quips, photos or personal opinions anywhere on the web… — Simon Mainwaring
I have a lot of very close girlfriends and sisters - I'm from an all female family. My father often quips that even the cat… — Shirley Manson
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
I may chance have some odd quirks and remnants of wit broken on me, because I have railed so long against marriage: but doth not… — William Shakespeare
Because I am about to be devoured by poodles," I quip. "Remember me always, my love. — Holly Black

Who Wrote These Quip Quotes

23 authors contributed a total of 24 Quip Quotes as follows: