Sentences with phrase «witticism for»

[Crosley] continues her tradition of hilarious insight into the human condition... [she] is exceedingly clever and has a witticism for all occasions, but it is her willingness to confront some of life's darker corners with honesty and vulnerability that elevates the collection.»

This drawing room witticism for me is a universally valid critique of human culture.

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And it's a computer program that's in need of some new writers to put together jokes, witticisms and various bits of human - sounding things for Siri to say.

The eight - time PGA Tour winner offered his witticism after the mutual antipathy that had festered between him and Woods for years burst into nastiness at the recent Players Championship.

Politics is about witticism and not hooliganism; it calls for decency, not their kind of impudence and bullying.

For years, your reviewer admired the witticism attributed to the French diplomat Charles de Talleyrand - Périgord, only to find that many of them he may never have said.

Captivated by the retro - cartoon graphics and multitude of witticisms, I signed up for the free two - day trial.

From Mark Wahlberg's controlled verbal outbursts to Martin Sheen's earnestness to Alec Baldwin's schizoid vulgarities to Leonardo Di Caprio's compassionate toughness to Ray Winstone's quasi immobile fierceness to Jack Nicholson's beautifully pure excess, The Departed is indeed an performance - driven, fast - paced comedy of expertly timed thrills (or comedic thriller, depending on your point of view) peppered with several instances of acrobatic verbal witticisms, and topped with enough generic clichés and predictable screw - turns to make it palatable for all audiences (yes, even those who paid money to see Ashton Kutcher and Kevin Costner's The Guardian).

It's the most quotable film of the 2000s — by miles — and the cynical potty mouths on screen are so articulate and creative that, after the avalanche of witticisms, you're left with the lingering sense that you've seen not just a funny movie but also a wicked political satire of the highest order, the kind where the absurdity speaks for itself.

It's the most quotable film of the decade — by miles — and the cynical potty mouths on screen are so articulate and creative that, after the avalanche of witticisms, you're left with the lingering sense that you've seen not just a funny movie but also a wicked political satire of the highest order, the kind where the absurdity speaks for itself.

Fart gags for the rug rats and, for adults, witticisms such as «No Ship, Sherlock.»

Dripping in eye candy for women and full of Sex and the City - style «witticisms» about penises while boasting less - than - inspired action, few men are likely to come out of this feeling they got a fair share.

There is something to be said for the sight of genuine Hollywood talent at their most athletic and battle - ready delivering character - appropriate witticisms out of the corner of their mouths as they shoot across the screen.

For all of the gags and jabs and arch witticisms, The Princess Bride takes its scenario seriously.

Assuredly excavating the chip from Chas Tenenbaum's shoulder, Stiller's schizophrenic performance rests heavily on a script laced with witticisms, wry humour and even a few momentary cries for tomfoolery.

All the while William narrates his father's life and adventures, he waits by the deathbed preparing for what takes four different tries at goodbye, playing the serious son to Edward's continued out - of - place witticisms.

David Hammons is still an anomaly with a gift for turning social absurdities into witticism.

One enters for oneself the space between Pollock's drips, Arshile Gorky and his Surrealist nightmares in painting and drawing, and de Kooning's rapid witticisms.

So, for example, «the lion's share» used to be a mild witticism and meant everything; now it means only «most» or «the largest portion.»

Links to published articles, helpful insight, or even timely and appropriate witticisms are all big plusses for networking and attracting the attention of potential employers.

Happiness, vivacity, love, respect for each other, relaxing silence and not silence resulting from fear, witticism, flexibility and parents with features of a friend not features of a manager, are such features of families who can say have high self - esteem.