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The initial experience of Shakespeare’s meter leads to a world of discovery of a man who quite literally changed the world with witticisms and insight and has shaped every corner of humanity since the 16th century.
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David John Chávez, Mercury News, 4 Feb. 2026
During Bloomberg’s pursuit of office, a 1990 booklet in which business colleagues had compiled his witticisms surfaced.
—Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 1 Jan. 2026
Perhaps the only thing Gore Vidal enjoyed more than dispensing witticisms—or sipping a Macallan single malt—was being photographed.
—Air Mail, 27 Sep. 2025
Would an untalented man be able to compose the following satirical witticism: Go f--- yourself.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2025
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David John Chávez, Mercury News, 4 Feb. 2026
During Bloomberg’s pursuit of office, a 1990 booklet in which business colleagues had compiled his witticisms surfaced.
—Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 1 Jan. 2026
Perhaps the only thing Gore Vidal enjoyed more than dispensing witticisms—or sipping a Macallan single malt—was being photographed.
—Air Mail, 27 Sep. 2025
Would an untalented man be able to compose the following satirical witticism: Go f--- yourself.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2025
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“Witticism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/witticism. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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witticism
noun
wit·ti·cism
ˈwit-ə-ˌsiz-əm 
: a witty saying
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