Quip – Quotes

Statistics: The only science

Statistics: The only science that enables different experts using the same figures to draw different conclusions. Evan Esar

He [Earl Scruggs] was

He [Earl Scruggs] was really cool because he was very quiet, and he wouldn’t say much, but then he would come out with a quip that was like so perfect and so brilliant, very smart. Earl Scruggs

The brain is an

The brain is an island in an osmotically homogeneous sea. Francis Daniels Moore

As a matter of

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 with a quip. But I’m quick with a spank. Dean Norris

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 worried to death by a frown on the right person’s brow. When innovations are in the exploration stage, they need a champion to take them through the rest of the … Read more

If you ask the

If you ask the fish whether they’d rather have an oil spill or a season of fishing, I wouldn’t be surprised if they’d vote for another blowout. Carl Safina

One of my most

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 White House event. ‘There they are,’ I said. ‘See no evil, hear no evil, and . . . evil.’ Bob Dole

I don’t quite hear

I don’t quite hear what you say, but I beg to differ entirely with you. Augustus De Morgan

Whether you like it

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 quip peddler over the confident, ice-breaking alpha male. Ashton Kutcher

The Canteen Boy, the

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, they don’t notice they’re getting made fun of. So they’ll say something back that’s not that great a quip, but in their mind they won the argument. Adam Sandler