Witty

About Witty

Witty is a surname. Notable people with the name include:Andrew Witty, English chief executive officer and university chancellor

Witty is a surname. Notable people with the name include:

Andrew Witty (born 1964), English chief executive officer and university chancellor

Arthur Witty (1878–1969), Spanish footballer, club president and businessman

Chris Witty (born 1975), American speed skater and racing cyclist

Ernest Witty (1880–1969), Spanish footballer, tennis player and businessman

George Witty (1856–1941), New Zealand Member of Parliament for Riccarton

John Witty (1915–1990), British film and television actor

Will Witty (born 1995), English rugby union player

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“For when the wine is in, the wit is out.”
— Thomas Becon, Catechism, 375
“There's a hell of a distance between wise-cracking and wit. Wit has truth in it; wise-cracking is simply calisthenics with words.”
— Dorothy Parker, The Paris Review (Summer 1956)
“Thy wit is as quick as the greyhound's mouth; it catches.”
— William Shakespeare, Much Ado About Nothing (1598-99), Act V, scene 2, line 11.
“Wit is the clash and reconcilement of incongruities; the meeting of extremes round a corner.”
— Leigh Hunt, Wit and Humour.
“Some men's wit is like a dark lantern, which serves their own turn and guides them their own way, but is never known (according to the Scripture phrase) either to shine forth before men, or to glorify their Father in heaven.”
— Alexander Pope, Thoughts on Various Subjects.
“Nae wut without a portion o' impertinence.”
— John Wilson, Noctes Ambrosianæ.

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