Bedikot Quotes & Sayings

I've often thought that Obama should come out in favor of oxygen, just to see how many right-wingers keel over from holding their breath for too long. — Kurt Eichenwald

Great is the mercy of God. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Historically, Hollywood comedy has arrived in skinny envelopes. From fence post Buster Keaton to herky-jerky Jerry Lewis to wiry nerve-bundle Woody Allen to hung-loose Richard Pryor to whippy contortionist Jim Carrey, its comics and clowns have tended to be sliced thin and bendable. — James Wolcott

If there's one thing I learned from the playlist, it's how important listening to people can be. I — Michelle Falkoff

The best jokes are often only understood by one other person. — Barry Humphries

What had amazed him, what amazed him still, even after all these years, was how quickly he'd stepped out of himself. He'd slipped off every convention and moral that had defined him, a great cowl that fell to the floor with the unfastening of a single closure. The person beneath it was someone he barely recognized. — Lisa Unger

Speaking out against rap music is useless, and it's futile. The reality is there's criticism for everything, but Jay-Z is one of the most remarkable artists of our time of any genre, and as a hip-hop artist he carries the weight of that art form with such splendor and grace and genius. — Michael Eric Dyson