Innovatoin

Innovation is not the product of logical thought, even though the final product is tied to a logical structure.

-Albert Einstein

War of Words -- When Insults had a class

Till now, Quiptic has had quotes from various end that are motivating, inspiring and thoughtful. We've hardly had derogatory remarks. But this collection here is goin to break that tradition.

These are some of the Wittiest Insults from en era, when cleverness with words was still valued, before a great portion of the English language was taken over by slang and curse words which got boiled down to 4-letter words:

The exchange between Churchill & Lady Astor: She said, 'If you were my husband I'd give you poison,' and he said, 'If you were my wife, I'd drink it.'

A member of Parliament to Disraeli: 'Sir, you will either die on the gallows or of some unspeakable disease.' 'That depends, Sir,' said Disraeli, 'whether I embrace your policies or your mistress.'


'He has all the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire.' - Winston Churchill

'A modest little person, with much to be modest about.' - Winston Churchill

'I have never killed a man, but I have read many obituaries with great pleasure.' - Clarence Darrow

'He has never been known to use a word that might send a reader to the dictionary.' - William Faulkner (about Ernest Hemingway).

'Poor Faulkner. Does he really think big emotions come from big words?' - Ernest Hemingway (about William Faulkner)

'Thank you for sending me a copy of your book; I'll waste no time reading it.' - Moses Hadas


'I didn't attend the funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying I approved of it.' - Mark Twain

'He has no enemies, but is intensely disliked by his friends.' - Oscar Wilde

'I am enclosing two tickets to the first night of my new play; bring a friend.... if you have one.' - George Bernard Shaw to Winston Churchill

'Cannot possibly attend first night, will attend second... if there is one..' - Winston Churchill, in response.

'I feel so miserable without you; it's almost like having you here.' - Stephen Bishop

'He is a self-made man and worships his creator.' - John Bright

'I've just learned about his illness. Let's hope it's nothing trivial.' - Irvin S. Cobb

'He is not only dull himself, he is the cause of dullness in others.' - Samuel Johnson

'He is simply a shiver looking for a spine to run up.' - Paul Keating

'There's nothing wrong with you that reincarnation won't cure.' - Jack E. Leonard

'They never open their mouths without subtracting from the sum of human knowledge.' - Thomas Brackett Reed

'In order to avoid being called a flirt, she always yielded easily.' - Charles, Count Talleyrand

'Why do you sit there looking like an envelope without any address on it?' - Mark Twain

'His mother should have thrown him away and kept the stork.' - Mae West

'Some cause happiness wherever they go; others, whenever they go.' - Oscar Wilde

'He uses statistics as a drunken man uses lamp-posts.. . for support rather than illumination.' - Andrew Lang

Knowledge

I think that only daring speculation can lead us further and not accumulation of facts.

-Albert Einstein

dont take yourself so seriously...
nobody else does.

The absence of alternatives clears the mind marvelously.
- Henry Kissinger

Walk of Life

He who travels the road best is he who makes the road better for those who will follow."

... said the King to the peasant who cleared the rocks and debries the King's new highway and gave him a box of gold.

From the story: The King's Highway
Author Unknown

Fear

Asterix:

I was wondering Getafix ... What's the use of Fear?"

Getafix:

Fear, is what makes us Brave; Real Courage, is when you overcome your fear!"

-from Asterix and the Vikings (2006)