Most Clever and Piercing Insults in History

"If they can make penicillin out of moldy bread, then they can sure make something out of you." – Muhammad Ali

"Only two things are infinite– the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not so sure about the former." – Albert Einstein

"His mother should have thrown him away and kept the stork." – Mae West

"Some of my best leading men have been dogs and horses." – Elizabeth Taylor

After an MP asked Churchill whether he must fall asleep while the MP is speaking, Churchill responded, "No, it's purely voluntary."


"If you want anything said, ask a man. If you want anything done, ask a woman." – Margaret Thatcher

"If your brains were dynamite, there wouldn't be enough to blow your hat off." – Kurt Vonnegut Jr.

"In my many years, I have come to a conclusion that one useless man is a shame, two is a law firm, and three or more is a congress." – John Adams

"If you won't be a good example, then you'll have to be a horrible warning." – Catherine the Great


"He may look like an idiot and talk like an idiot, but don't let that fool you– he really is an idiot." – Groucho Marx

"Whatever women must do, they must do twice as well as men to be thought half as good. Luckily, this is not difficult." – Charlotte Whitton