Spider Robinson Quotes

Insult is powerful. Insult begets both rage and humor and often at the same time.

The three words that best describe you are as follows, and I quote: stink. Stank. Stunk.

Don't be ridiculous, please.' The most insulting words in the world!

When has stand-up comedy been kind to anyone? It goes after anyone who's the target. Comedy attacks, man.

I knew I was going to go into the field and make fun of people to their faces. I knew what I was getting into.

And humor has always been a weapon. You want to get even on somebody? You want to attack somebody? Make fun of them.

An insult is mean or unkind. Milton Berle called me the Sultan of Insult, and I was called the King of Insult. But the guy that gave me the best title - and I use it to this day - was Johnny Carson. He called me Mr. Warmth.

Facetiousness is allowable when it is the most proper instrument of exposing things apparently base and vile to due contempt.

I think to simply make fun of something isn't particularly interesting. I try to not just do a parody of something or belittle something or disparage something.

A joke is a joke. There's an expression - I don't know if you have it - that's 'adding insult to injury.'

The joy of the roasts is to watch people get hurt and offended, and then have to laugh to pretend they're a good sport.

Eddie Murphy said once in an interview that nothing is offensive if it's funny. I sort of agree with that, but if something's funny and you're the subject of it, sometimes it's more offensive. If someone's insulting you, you want them to sound like an idiot.

I don't really like using ridicule as a form of humor.

Most of the bad taste I've been accused of has been generic bad taste; it's been making fun of an idea as opposed to a person.

When he said we were trying to make a fool of him, I could only murmur that the Creator had beat us to it.

You can't be satirical and not be offensive to somebody.

Ridicule is more powerful than any argument.

There is no character, howsoever good and fine, but it can be destroyed by ridicule

Ridicule is man's most potent weapon.

So I guess your wooden leg makes you a table.

We make fun of our leaders.

Half-brights consider it comedy gold to congratulate anyone they dislike for 'winning the Kentucky Derby!' The only thing more bracingly original to not-smart people is: 'Stay classy!'

Comedy is based partly on mean-spiritedness.

You must wanna be in the Guinness Book of World Records as the dumbest.

If there's anyone still present whom I've failed to insult . . . I apologize.