Pun Quotes

In Men in Black, it was a very small character, no pun intended. (Verne Troyer)
For liberals, the observation that 'the peasants are revolting' is a pun. For conservatives, it is cause for uncharacteristic optimism. No matter how far the ideological pendulum swings in the short term, in the end the bedrock common sense of the American people will prevail. View quote
Charles Krauthammer
I used to stay up very late at night, much later than I probably should have for such a youngster, and I used to watch very old black-and-white movies with, you know, Bette Davis and Joan Crawford, but I remember watching them thinking 'I could do that'... Even though I wasn't inclined at all to actually become an actress. I mean, that wasn't something that was... in the stars for me, no pun intended. View quote
Michelle Pfeiffer
Just as the witticism brings two very different real objects under one concept, the pun brings two different concepts, by the assistance of accident, under one word. View quote
Arthur Schopenhauer
In person, if possible, Anubis was even more drop-dead gorgeous. [Oh... ha, ha. I didn't catch the pun, but thank you, Carter. God of the dead, drop-dead gorgeous. Yes, hilarious. Now, may I continue? ]. View quote
Rick Riordan
A pun is the lowest form of humor, unless you thought of it yourself. View quote
Doug Larson
I think the play actually became bigger than me. No pun intended. View quote
Camryn Manheim
I'd like my super power to be puns; I'd like to be great at puns: pun power. Then I could go on loads of panel shows and live off that forever. View quote
Chris O'Dowd
I think baseball - the baseball genre - is this mitt, to use a double pun there, to catch a whole bunch of themes. View quote
Rachel Griffiths
I was obsessed with country music when I was a kid, and it's definitely had a huge influence on the way I write songs. I was always attracted to songs that had a brilliant pun or a clever turn of phrase, but came from a dark, bitter place. As a writer, I've always gravitated towards that feeling. View quote
Teddy Thompson
Always say 'no pun intended' to draw attention to the intended pun. (Teju Cole)
Once, I made a kind of sculpture of a flag in bronze: it was an edition of three, I think. One of them was given on some occasion to President Kennedy. I became very upset that this was happening. It was given on Flag Day! (he laughs). It seemed to me to be such a terrible thing to happen. I complained bitterly to my very good friend John Cage, [the composer]. He said: "Don't let it worry you. Just consider it as a pun on your work." View quote
Jasper Johns
TS (Tourette's Syndrome) has really taught me a lesson about judging people who are different. Now when I see somebody do or say something I don't understand, I try to look beyound appearances and ask myself what makes that person tick - no pun intended. Think about it: When you keep an open mind about things that seem unusual or strange, all sorts of new understanding come to you. The world gets bigger, and so do you. View quote
Neve Campbell
Everyone says that I have no sense of humor, then I construct a perfectly sound pun around a well-known psychological condition, and it is ignored. View quote
Eoin Colfer
I'll take Shadowhunter, then. Because from what I've experienced of vampires, you mostly suck. No pun intended. View quote
Cassandra Clare
Fucking, if you will forgive the pun, is an anti-climax. View quote
Joanna Russ
Do what? Come up with a clever pun referencing Jerome's demonic status? The truth is, I usually keep a stash of them on hand and. View quote
Richelle Mead
The aerial canoe had no visible means of support, he thought, and it was a measure of his terror that he did not even think about his pun. No visible means of support. Like a magical vessel out of The Thousand and One Nights. View quote
Philip José Farmer
A pun does not commonly justify a blow in return. But if a blow were given for such cause, and death ensued, the jury would be judges both of the facts and of the pun, and might, if the latter were of an aggravated character, return a verdict of justifiable homicide. View quote
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
They are "sexcellent". That is a pun for you, you will find lots of puns on the internet! Also: blonde jokes. View quote
Ryan North
For my own part I think no innocent species of wit or pleasantry should be suppressed: and that a good pun may be admitted among the smaller excellencies of lively conversation. (James Boswell)
A pun does not commonly justify a blow in return. But if a blow were given for such cause, and death ensued, the jury would be judges both of the facts and of the pun, and might, if the latter were of an aggravated character, return a verdict of justifiable homicide. View quote
Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.
Of various admirals I could tell you a great deal: of them and their flags, and the gradation of their pay, and their bickerings and jealousies. But, in general, I can assure you that they are all passed over, and all very ill used. Certainly, my home at my uncle's brought me acquainted with a circle of admirals. Of Rears and Vices I saw enough. Now do not be suspecting me of a pun, I entreat. View quote
Jane Austen
A pun is not bound by the laws which limit nicer wit. It is a pistol let off at the ear; not a feather to tickle the intellect. View quote
Charles Lamb
A pun is a pistol let off at the ear; not a feather to tickle the intellect. View quote
Charles Lamb