Battle Of The Wits Quotes & Sayings

I would challenge you to a battle of wits, but I see you are unarmed! — William Shakespeare

Ignorance is a poor tool in a battle of wits. — Thomas Jefferson

When I battle wits with Jarod Kintz I always feel like I need to take my brain out to give him a transplant. Bad part is we don't have any. — Will Advise

I want to cause a change with my life, make the world a little better. — Wendy O. Williams

Never get involved in a land war in Asia. Never fight a battle of wits when iocane powder is involved. And never, never, never, never, never, never, never let the New Republic's editors choose the headline for your article. — Brad De Long

Allied supplies of arms to Russia, and the manpower reserves of Russia have been sufficient to bring continuous counter-attacks against our Eastern Front. — Hjalmar Schacht

O shame! where is thy blush? — William Shakespeare

I would love to have a battle of wits with you, Bison, but I doubt it would be a fair fight.'
'Shut your face.'
'Exactly my point. — Derek Landy

A battle of wits you say? What if I'm not qualified? If you thinking about that, then I'm already in your head! — Bambi F. Moore

Never engage in a battle of wits with an unarmed man. — Winston Churchill

Kate had dressed for battle, donning her finest pink muslin morning dress. With lace at her wrists and mother-of-pearl buttons at her throat, instead of that itchy servant's cloak, she felt capable of matching wits with anyone. — Courtney Milan

Lea, you know you should never have a battle of wits with an unarmed opponent. — Christine Zolendz

A Man consumes the Time you make him Wait In thinking of your Faults-so don't be late! — Arthur Guiterman

It was as much a battle of wits and words as it was of mitts and swords. — Dean F. Wilson

Life is a battle of wits, and many people have to fight it unarmed. — Evan Esar

I refuse to have a battle of wits with an unarmed man. — Oscar Wilde

When I go to the cinema I watch all different kinds of films. — Jason Statham

You haven't lost your wits, have you?" Lopen asked, eyeing the bones. "Because if you have, I've got a cousin who makes this drink for people who've lost their wits, and it might make you better, sure." "If I'd lost my wits," Kaladin said, walking over to a pool of still water to wash off the carapace helm, "would I say that I had?" "I don't know," Lopen said, leaning back. "Maybe. Guess it doesn't matter if you're crazy or not." "You'd follow a crazy man into battle?" "Sure," Lopen said. "If you're crazy, you're a good type, and I like you. Not a killing-people-in-their-sleep type of crazy. — Brandon Sanderson

Perfect, just what I need this morning, another episode in battle of the wits. — Sonya Bria

I am justice," Gregori said softly, his voice impacable in its resolve. "There can be no fight, no battle, as there can be only one outcome. Mental or physical bout, or simply a match of our wits, there can be only one end. I am justice.That is all. — Christine Feehan

My dad is just like everybody else's dad. I see him as kind of a goofy guy with a great sense of humor. I try to get in a battle of wits with him, but he always gets me. I emulate him because I've never seen anyone work as hard as he does. — Peter Uihlein

If your clients know that you care about them, that's half the battle. Emotional support in itself can do wonders. After that you rely on your training and your wits. — A.S.A Harrison

How funny." I say flatly. "and I was hoping for a battle of wits but you appear to be unarmed." His laugh fills the silence and brings a smile to my face. — K. Lars

Live in such a way that even if given another opportunity to live your life all over again, you would still choose to live it exactly the same way that you are living your life now. — William B. Girao

Never have a battle of wits with an unarmed person. — Mark Twain

My stomach knotted up as heat surged through me. Why did I feel like melting every time I saw him, or heard him talk? "Stop that right now." I blushed. "I know what you're doing, Jace, and it's not going to work."

Jace and Charlie. — J.L. Clayton

The warning signs had been there since the crash of 2008, but after the initial shock, nothing had been done to correct the problem. Banks had been trading over $7 trillion in risky derivatives daily, as well as fixing interest rates and making bets on the rigged games. There was an ever-growing gap between the elite and all the rest of the people which had continued to develop even after the 2008 crash. — Kenneth Eade

She threw in the last suggestion entirely in a sporting spirit. She loved battle, and she had a feeling that this one was going to finish far too quickly. To prolong it, she gave him this opening. There were a dozen ways in which he might answer, each more insulting than the last; and then, when he had finished, she could begin again. These little encounters, she held, sharpened the wits, stimulated the circulation, and kept one out in the open air.
- The Romance of an Ugly Policeman — P.G. Wodehouse

He looked like songs, sung to life. He looked life faraway places, planted here in Kayforl. — Christine Hinwood