Quotes about Witty

Conversation should be pleasant without scurrility, witty without affectation, free without indecency, learned without conceitedness, novel without falsehood.

William Shakespeare

There's no possibility of being witty without a little ill-nature; the malice of a good thing is the barb that makes it stick.

Richard Brinsley Sheridan

You are wise, witty and wonderful, but you spend too much time reading this sort of stuff.

Frank Crane

These are animal-oriented, bright and witty drawings that he did for [son] Sean in the last two years of his life.

Rudy Siegel

Well, remember what you said, because in a day or two, I'll have a witty and blistering retort! You'll be devastated THEN!

Calvin and Hobbes

An amusing, witty, send-up of fashion.

Ruby Wax

I remembered Autumn's grandmother telling her that she has to be the woman of the family when Antoinette went to jail. And she was the glue of that family, a bright, witty and special little girl. She would bring laughter to everyone when things were down, and she was so aware and perceptive of what was going on around her.

Paola Mendoza

It's nice when people will go out and get a card. It's a sign that people actually give a damn about you in the company. You just have to be willing to sit there and think up that witty comment.

Ray Jones

A large nose is the mark of a witty, courteous, affable, generous and liberal man.

Cyrano De Bergerac

No, sir, I'm not saying that charming, witty and warm copy won't sell. I'm just saying I've seen thousands of charming, witty campaigns that didn't sell.

Rosser Reeves

I never cared for fashion much, amusing little seams and witty little pleats: it was the girls I liked.

David Bailey

Broodingly suggestive of Donne's intellectual figure as well as his witty sensuality, it is also a picture of great intrinsic beauty and the bewitching evocation of an age. The National Portrait Gallery is its natural home. The picture is cheap at the price, and if we don't buy it someone else will.

Andrew Motion

The lyrics are quite solid and informative, as well as witty, sharp and funny. That's what makes it work.

George Segal

We saw him for the first time at Ocean Reef in Key Largo about a year ago. Within minutes of witnessing his presentation, we felt that this would be a wonderful vehicle for the guild. He is very literate, very witty, the essence of Irish charm.

Robert Turner

Bob Dylan at 60 is the same as Bob Dylan at 16. He's a loner, ... He's secretive. He's a man who's very funny, witty and playful, and at the same time he's very serious and traditional. And at the same time he has this flare for being unorthodox and iconoclastic and wayward. But he always was.

Howard Sounes

[If you're to believe either unflattering film, Martha isn't funny, witty or much of a pleasure to be around.] Behind Bars ... that if (Stewart) came in the room right now, I might make a fast exit.

Cybill Shepherd

He was a sharp kid, clever, witty. He was very allergic to homework. He was mischievous, but not disrespectful.

Nancy Miller

I was really interested in 'The Nerd' because of the author. I enjoyed directing 'The Foreigner' last season so much and saw how witty his writing was that I decided to read a few of his other shows.

Robert Darrow

You can pretend to be serious; you can't pretend to be witty.

Sacha Guitry

A woman may have a witty tongue or a stinging pen but she will never laugh at her own individual shortcomings.

Irvin S. Cobb

The next best thing to being witty one's self, is to be able to quote another's wit.

Christian Nestell Bovee

When he was sitting with you, would he be witty? No.

Shelley Berman

We think that the character is actually modeled after Noel Coward himself. It's a play about a very witty man leading his life in the theater.

John Heider