Quips& Quotes

“Brexit! It’s not going very well, is it?” – British understatement from a lone Tory party conference protester

“Somebody’s boring me. I think it’s me.” – Dylan Thomas, quoted in the Financial Times

In his address, Trump discussed the greatest threats to the peace and stability of the world. So, like most of his speeches, it was all about himself.” – US comedian James Corden

“Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we didn’t.” – Erica Jong, quoted in the San Francisco Chronicle

“When you are courting a nice girl, an hour seems like a second. When you sit on a red-hot cinder, a second seems like an hour. That’s relativity.” – Albert Einstein

“Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.” – Scott Adams

“Trump just got a new, $1.5 million limo. It fires tear gas, has night vision and can lay down an oil slick to make anyone chasing it spin out of control. Even crazier, Melania’s bedroom door does the exact same thing.” – US comedian Jimmy Fallon

“The UN used to be a solemn, dignified place, and now Trump has turned it into the studio audience from Married, With Children.”

– US comedian Seth Meyers

“Who hangs onto their school calendars? The only things I have left over from high school are deep emotional scars.” – Stephen Colbert on Brett Kavanaugh