Subject: Insults (Page 40)

She looks like she combs her hair with an eggbeater.

(1881 – 1972) American gossip columnist

I could eat alphabet soup and shit better lyrics.

(1909 – 1976) American lyricist, songwriter & singer

Don't be so humble – you are not that great.

(1898 – 1978) Israeli prime minister

He is at his wit's end – it is true that he had not far to go.

(1788 – 1824) English poet

A graceful taunt is worth a thousand insults.

(1902 – 1994) British-born American trial lawyer & author

A kind of cross between Julia Roberts and Jack Nicholson.

British journalist, author and television & music critic

One could not even dignify him with the name of a stuffed shirt; he was simply a hole on the air.

Eric Arthur Blair (1903 – 50) English author & journalist

He inherited some good instincts from his Quaker forebears, but by diligent hard work, he overcame them.

(1909 – 1995) American journalist

America is one long expectoration.

(1854 – 1900) Irish dramatist, novelist & poet

His brain is a half-inch layer of champagne poured over a bucket of Methodist near-beer.

(1873 – 1945) journalist & author

If he ever had a bright idea it would be beginner's luck.

(1956 – ) American lawyer & novelist

I have nothing but confidence in you, and very little of that.

(1890 – 1977) comedian, actor & television host

How could they tell?

(1893 – 1967) writer, humorist & poet

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

Every politician should have been born an orphan and remain a bachelor.

(1912 – 2007) U.S. first lady, wife of Lyndon Johnson

Attila the Hen.

(1924 – 2009) English broadcaster, writer, politician & chef

She was divinely, hysterically, insanely malevolent.

(1908 – 1989) American actress of film, television & theater

She should get a divorce and settle down.

(1918 – 2004) radio and television comedian & talk show host

Oscar Wilde's talent seems to me to be essentially rootless, something growing in glass on a little water.

(1852 – 1933) Irish writer, poet, art critic & dramatist

That baby is ugly…I’ve never seen a 6-month-old so desperately in need of waxing.

(1935 – 2014) American comedian, television personality, writer & director

She tells enough white lies to ice a wedding cake.

(1864 –1945) Anglo-Scottish socialite, author & wit