Has anybody ever seen a dramatic critic in the daytime? Of course not. They come out after dark, up to no good. P. G. Wodehouse
Did I say that the President's entire job is image management? Of course not. Gwen Ifill
I condemn what happened in Madrid, but it is suspicious. If tomorrow there will be another bombing, in France for example, who will gain power? Of course not Jacques Chirac, but Le Pen. Walid Jumblatt
Evolution is an obstacle course not a freeway; the correct analogue for long-term success is a distant punt receiver evading legions of would-be tacklers in an oddly zigzagged path toward a goal, not a horse thundering down the flat. Stephen Jay Gould
Of course not. After all, I may be wrong... Bertrand Russell
Hey Dad, will you buy me a flame thrower? Of course not. Don't be silly. Even if I didn't use it in the house? Bill Watterson