As a hero who eschews violence where possible, the Doctor often uses words as weapons.  He is not one to suffer fools gladly, and both friends and enemies have found themselves the wrong end of his sharp tongue.

Compiled by Cavan Scott and Mark Wright, Wit, Wisdom and Timey-Wimey Stuff: The Quotable Doctor Who compiles some of the great dialogue from the show’s first fifty years. To celebrate its release, CultBox has picked out 10 of the spikiest comments from the Time Lord…

 

‘I admire bravery and loyalty, sir. You have both of these. But, unfortunately you haven’t any brain at all. I hate fools.’
(‘The Crusade)

‘Yes, well I’ll tell you something that should be of vital interest to you, Professor… That you, sir, are a nitwit!’
(‘Inferno’)

‘My dear boy, if they had to deal with a man of your talents, they hardly need fear, need they?’
(‘The Dalek Invasion of Earth’)

‘Do hurry up. A hamster with a blunt penknife would do it quicker.’
(‘The Androids of Tara’)

‘Oh, brilliant, it’s you! You’re my favorite, you are; you are the best, you know why? Cause you’re so thick! You’re Mr. Thick Thick Thickety Thick-face from Thick-town, Thickania. And so’s your dad!’
(‘The Girl in the Fireplace’)

‘All right. All right, I’ll confess… I confess you’re a bigger idiot than I thought you were.’
(‘The Deadly Assassin’)

‘I can’t decide whether you’re a rogue, a halfwit or both!’
(‘The Reign of Terror’)

‘You’re happy to believe in something that’s invisible, but if it’s staring you in the face, nope, can’t see it. There’s a scientific explanation for that. You’re thick.’
(‘World War Three’)

‘You know, you’re the classic example of the inverse ratio between the size of the mouth and the size of the brain.’
(‘The Robots of Death’)

‘Do you have to talk like children? What is it that makes you so ashamed of being a grown-up?’
(‘The Day of the Doctor’)

 

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