Clever jabs
277 quotes from 161 people
Sarah Palinborn 19642008 Republican National ConventionIf all the girls who attended the Yale prom were laid end to end, I wouldn’t be a bit surprised.
That woman speaks eighteen languages, and can’t say No in any of them.
Dorothy Parker1893–1967A similar line was later used by Ira Gershwin in “The Saga of Jenny” in Lady in the Dark (1942): “In 27 languages she couldn’t say no.”- Dorothy Parker1893–1967Her “Constant Reader” book review of The House at Pooh Corner by A. A. Milne, in The New Yorker (October 20, 1928)
A pessimist is a man who looks both ways when he crosses the street.
There are two kinds of egotists: Those who admit it, and the rest of us.
I have hardly ever known a mathematician who was capable of reasoning.
Sociology is the science which has the most methods and the least results.
Henri Poincaré1854–1912Science and Method (1908), Part I. Ch. 1: The Selection of Facts, p. 19I am his Highness’ Dog at Kew;
Pray tell me Sir, whose Dog are you?
Alexander Pope1688–1744“Epigram. Engraved on the Collar of a Dog, which I gave to His Royal Highness” (1738)- Alexander Pope1688–1744Thoughts on Various Subjects (1727)
Terry Pratchett1948–2015Foreword to The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Fantasy (1998) by David Pringle, and The Definitive Illustrated Guide to Fantasy (2003) by David PringleLike many intellectuals, he was incapable of saying a simple thing in a simple way.
