Retort Quotes

19 quotes by 18 authors

A woman springs a sudden reproach upon you which provokes a hot retort, and then she will presently ask you to apologize. — Mark Twain
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
Audiences are always better pleased with a smart retort, some joke or epigram, than with any amount of reasoning. — Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Every time we hold our tongues instead of returning the sharp retort, show patience with another's faults, show a little more love and kindness, we… — Connie Foster
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
More than once I've had discussions with persons who say things based on a misunderstanding. 'Oh you Catholics worship images.' No we don't, 'yes you… — John Corapi
I am aware that many critics consider the conditions in the stars not sufficiently extreme . . . the stars are not hot enough. The… — Arthur Eddington
A philosopher who says, 'There are no truths, only interpretations,' risks the retort: 'Is that true, or only an interpretation?' — Roger Scruton
The willing sacrifice of the innocents is the most powerful retort to insolent tyranny that has yet to be conceived by God or man. — Mahatma Gandhi
It is never ridicule, but a compliment, that knocks a philosopher off his feet. He is already positioned for every possible counter-attack, counter-argument, and retort...only… — Criss Jami
Well, remember what you said, because in a day or two, I'll have a witty and blistering retort! You'll be devastated THEN — Bill Watterson
Alec muttered a retort into his coffee. It rhymed with something that sounded a lot more like "ducking glass mole. — Cassandra Clare
One doesn't come to Italy for niceness," was the retort; "one comes for life. Buon giorno! Buon giorno! — E. M. Forster
When we stop believing in gods we can start believing in their stories, I retort. There are of course no such things as miracles, but… — Salman Rushdie
Even the financial disclosure statements that political bloggers were required to post hadn't stemmed the suspicion that people's opinions weren't really their own. "Who's paying… — Jennifer Egan
There are a lot of complaints by the older generation about the lack of action in this generation. My retort: give these people something to… — Ben Rattray
If a man will understand how intimately, yea, how inseparably, self-control and happiness are associated, he has but to look into his own heart, and… — James Allen
10% of life is made up of what happens to you but 90% of life is decided by how you react to it. Don't retort,… — Nushra

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