Clip – Quotes

You can’t tell by

You can’t tell by looking at a film-clip whether it is a drama or a documentary without knowing how it was produced. Errol Morris

I never ran out

I never ran out of ammo, because each time I fired a round, a new round was teleported into the bottom of the clip. My bullet bill this month was going to be huge. Ernest Cline

I got a letter from the IRS. Apparently I owe them $800. So I sent them a letter back. I said, If you’ll remember, I fastened my return with a paper clip, which according to your very own latest government pentagon spending figures will more than make up for the difference. Emo Philips

The IRS sent back

The IRS sent back my tax return saying I owed $800. I said If you’ll notice, I sent a paper clip with my return. Given what you’ve been paying for things lately, that should more than make up the difference. Emo Philips

You can cage the

You can cage the songbird, but you can’t make her sing. And you can trap the free bird, but you’ll have to clip her wings. Elton John

It is as bad

It is as bad to clip conscience as to clip coin; it is as bad to give a counterfeit statement as a counterfeit bill. Edwin Hubbel Chapin

Poetry is engendered in

Poetry is engendered in solitude, so what better meter for it than the clip of a buckskin horse? Edward Hoagland

We must especially beware

We must especially beware of that small group of selfish men who would clip the wings of the American Eagle in order to feather their own nests. Franklin D. Roosevelt

I think it would

I think it would be cool if you were writing a ransom note on your computer, if the paper clip popped up and said, ‘Looks like you’re writing a ransom note. Need help? You should use more forceful language, you’ll get more money.’ Demetri Martin

I look at Woody

I look at Woody Allen’s prolific career of 30 or 40 films, and I’m watching the clock. I’d love to work at a clip of a film a year. We don’t get the benefit of the doubt, particularly black women. We’re presumed incompetent, whereas a white male is assumed competent until proven otherwise. They just … Read more