Although privately his wit could be waspish and his judgment trenchant, his behavior was always courteous.
The vet of Georgia Tech, Alabama and Kentucky keeps his wit and wits about him while diagnosing the action.
While Morgan might be feeling a little self-conscious on the tele, his wit and journalist instincts make him a premier Twitterato.
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His wit acquired a sharper edge: celebrity became a vehicle for subversion.
His wit and discipline earn him the respect of most of his colleagues, but cut less ice with the fun-loving, impressionable Italian voter.
For the Oscars, McLane was tasked with honoring the grandeur and splendor of the event but also injecting a bit of his wit, too.
Mr. Magill's range is extraordinary, and his wit, erudition and powers of observation give credence to judgments that might otherwise strike us as just a tad, well, insincere.
But they do slowly unravel Coward's life, even if what one really longs for is more of the man himself more examples of his wit, more extracts from his writing.
Heady stuff indeed, but Ives, a wire-thin man who favors gin martinis as dry as his wit, is enjoying quite a bit of limelight after steadily building an unorthodox career first as a playwright of one-act comedies and lately as a sought-after theatrical medic.
But colleagues were grateful for his vivid wit, because without it his brilliance would have been unendurable.
Renowned for his sharp wit and flamboyant clothes, Crisp became a gay icon with his 1968 book The Naked Civil Servant, the story of a young homosexual man in the less tolerant Britain of the 1930s.
His epigrammatic wit is firing on all cylinders, like Oscar Wilde conjoined to Rambo.
As a philosopher, he sealed his death warrant with his usual wit and serenity.
Biden, known for his sharp wit, must now assume the traditional attack-dog role of the vice presidential candidate.
They focus on Sussman's background as an archaeologist, rather than his modern wit.
Though while Superman may be the main character, the Joker truly steals this issue with his cruel wit and deranged observations.
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His elegant wit was on display in a string of romantic comedies that were marked by dazzling performances and perfect comic timing.
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John Goodman brings his droll wit to the role of John Chambers, the Hollywood makeup artist who was, in fact, Tony Mendez's friend and co-conspirator.
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He was funny in a way that superheroes had never been hip, droll, sardonic and self-ironic and his quick wit meshed beautifully with the movie's sophisticated style and elegant action.
He is as well liked by the City types who roar at his genuine wit as by the social workers of Camden, who expect him to wage war on inequality.
In his spare time, Mr. Buffett managed to squeeze in any number of interviews with reporters from all media corners, and was not shy about imparting his standard wit and wisdom.
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Hoisting himself up on a step ladder above the noisy elbow-to-elbow crowd, he gave a rousing speech laced with his trademark wit and intriguing brand of Republican populism ("I'm a conservative, but I'm not mad at anybody, " he likes to say).
Now 63, Mr Havel has kept his modesty, wit and sense of the absurd.
Even with my broken Arabic, his mix of wit, facial expressions and physical humor amused me endlessly.
He made his points with wit and satire, which make him a joy for students to read.
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Like Stephen Fry, an actor-writer who would be lauded for his intellect and wit in the 1990s, Coward was disillusioned by fame.
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