Quotes on insults
Coolidge was known for his terse speech and reticence. A woman bet her friend that she could get Coolidge to speak to her, which was something he was reluctant to do. She went up to him and said: "Hello, Mr. President, I bet my friend that I could get you to say three words to me." "You lose," Coolidge replied dryly, and walked away.
Unknown, Author
There's a great power in words, if you don't hitch too many of them together.
Billings, Josh
Yes, Agassiz does recommend authors to eat fish, because the phosphorus in it makes brain. So far you are correct. But I cannot help you to a decision about the amount you need to eat - at least, not with certainty. If the specimen composition you send is about your fair usual average, I should judge that a couple of whales would be all you would want for the present. Not the largest kind, but simply good middling-sized whales.
Twain, Mark
It was a book to kill time for those who like it better dead.
Macaulay, Rose
Some people are like Slinkys... not really good for anything, but you still can't help but smile when you see one tumble down the stairs.
Unknown, Author
The problem with the gene pool is that there's no lifeguard.
Gerrold, David
O, she is the antidote to desire.
Congreve, William
The only gracious way to accept an insult is to ignore it; if you can't ignore it, top it; if you can't top it, laugh at it; if you can't laugh at it, it's probably deserved.
Lynes, J. Russel
She has the answer to everything and the solution to nothing.
Levant, Oscar
I love Wagner, but the music I prefer is that of a cat hung up by its tail outside a window and trying to stick to the panes of glass with its claws.
Baudelaire, Charles
I hope they notice the mistletoe tied to my coattails as I leave town.
Lemons, Abe