Repartee Quotes
13 quotes by 13 authors
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Violence is the repartee of the illiterate.
— George Bernard Shaw
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Silence is the unbearable repartee.
— Gilbert K. Chesterton
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A man renowned for repartee will seldom scruple to make free with friendship's finest feeling, will thrust a dagger at your breast, and say he…
— William Cowper
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REPARTEE, n. Prudent insult in retort. Practiced by gentlemen with a constitutional aversion to violence, but a strong disposition to offend. In a war of…
— Ambrose Bierce
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Repartee is perfect when it effects its purpose with a double edge. It is the highest order of wit, as it indicates the coolest yet…
— Charles Caleb Colton
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One of the great things about the 'Iron Man' franchise is that they employ fascinating actors who don't necessarily do action movies. Before 'Iron Man'…
— Rebecca Hall
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I love to engage in repartee with people who are stupider than I am.
— Ann Coulter
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A majority is always better than the best repartee.
— Benjamin Disraeli
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Repartee is something we think of twenty-four hours too late.
— Mark Twain
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you may fume and fidget as you please: but this is the best plan to pursue with you, I am certain. I like you more…
— Charlotte Bronte
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This is how we court girls in America. We grab them and kiss them. And if they don't like it, we do it again, harder…
— Lisa Kleypas
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Don't feel bad, Angela," Kami said. "You know guys, they only want one thing. Repartee. I can't count how many times men have admired my…
— Sarah Rees Brennan
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If we ever established contact with intelligent life on another world, there would be barriers to communication. First, they would be many light years away,…
— Martin Rees
Who Wrote These Repartee Quotes
13 authors contributed a total of 13 Repartee Quotes as follows: