Maureen Dowd Quotes

It is inconceivable how much wit it requires to avoid being ridiculous.

Wit is a form of force that leaves the limbs at rest.

Truth, when witty, is the wittiest of all things.

Wit, after all, is a mighty tart, pungent ingredient, and much too acid for some stomachs; but honest good humor is the oil and wine of a merry meeting.

The wisest and the best of men, nay, the wisest and best of their actions, may be rendered ridiculous by a person whose first object in life is a joke.

One can have a wit, but not a witless

True wit never made us laugh.

Wisdom is better than wit, and in the long run will certainly have the laugh on her side.

Wit is the salt of conversation, not the food, and few things in the world are more wearying than a sarcastic attitude towards life.

Being funny is a gift, and, when done well, is an art form.

Many get the repute of being witty but thereby lose the credit of being sensible. Jest has its little hour, seriousness should have all the rest.

Not a time with him passed that I didn't say, "You should've been a comedian." [Vincent Price] was hilarious. He was just such a quick, funny wit. I don't think most people would think that about him, and it was really surprising to me. But man, the guy had a brilliant wit.

Some of the best work done to combat the Republicans has been wit and humor.

The key is that I'm always relevant. Some of these comedians have nothing to say. They don't have any ideas so it's "F" this and "F" that. They give you a whole series of swear words and it's really just a way for them to get themselves out of trouble when they can't come up with anything. They're irrelevant and ridiculous.

Reply to wit with gravity, and to gravity with wit.

Laugh as loud as you please at your companion's wit; do not even smile at his folly.

Wit is as infinite as love, and a deal more lasting in its qualities.

Who can prove Wit to be witty when with deeper ground Dulness intuitive declares wit dull?

A pun is the lowest form of humor—when you don't think of it first.

Every thing in this world, said my father, is big with jest,--and has wit in it, and instruction too,--if we can but find it out.

People who go for humor are wonderful because they do great humor. People who go for wit and end up with humor are people who have made a mistake.

The joke is the purest, most essential form of storytelling. Every word has to count.

I don't like jokes in speeches. I do like wit and humor. A joke is to humor what pornography is to erotic language in a good novel.

It is a truth universally acknowledged that one only comes up with clever, cutting remarks long after the other party is happily slumbering away.