Subject: Insults (Page 31)

He walked as if he had fouled his small clothes and looks as if he smelt it.

(1722 – 1771) English poet

Never trust a man who combs his hair straight from his left armpit.

(1884 – 1980) author & wit

Cecil B. DeMille was De phony and De hypocrite of all time.

(1920 – 1985 Russian-born American actor of stage & film

Too often the strong silent man is silent because he does not know what to say, and is reputed strong only because he has remained silent.

(1874 – 1965) British prime minister, politician, statesman & orator

I look at my friendship with her as like having a gall stone; you deal with it, there is pain, and then you pass it.

(1955 – ) American comedian, singer, actress & author

His voice was the most obnoxious squeak I ever was tormented with.

(1775 – 1834) English critic & essayist

She would be like Richard Wagner if only she looked a bit more feminine.

(1892-1969) English poet & writer

Judge: Are you trying to show contempt for this court, Mr Smith?

Smith: No, My Lord. I am attempting to conceal it.

(1872 – 1930) British statesman, politician & lawyer

A great many people now reading and writing would be better employed keeping rabbits.

(1887 – 1964) English biographer, critic, novelist & poet

Donald Rumsfeld… love him or hate him, you've gotta admit: a lot of people hate him.

(1962 – ) American political satirist, writer, television host & comedian

Frank Sinatra

(1915 – 1998) American singer & actor

He would stab his best friend for the sake of writing an epigram on his tombstone.

(1854 – 1900) Irish dramatist, novelist & poet

I know he’s a fictional character, but if such a man existed, it would be the duty of social services to warn the local parents that he had come to live in the area.

(1961 – ) British comedian

A drama critic is a person who surprises the playwright by informing him what he meant.

(1876 – 1933) screenwriter

I doubt that art needed [John] Ruskin any more than a moving train needs one of its passengers to shove it.

(1937 – ) British playwright & screenwriter

Edina: God, I hope you’re not inviting that bloody, bullocky, selfish, two-faced, chicken bastard, pig-dog man, are you?

Saffie: You could just say ‘Dad’.


Garfield has shown that he is not possessed of the backbone of an angleworm.

(1822 – 1885) 18th U.S. president & army general

The problem with Ireland is that it's a country full of genius, but with absolutely no talent.

(1926 – 2009) Irish dramatist, television writer & essayist

He looks like the guy in a science fiction movie who is the first to see the “Creature."

(1933 – 2011) American comedian, imitator of famous political figures

The little man on top of the wedding cake.

(1884 – 1980) author & wit

[Walking Tall] stars The Rock, but The Wood might be a better description of his performance.

film reviewer & critic