Jesus thus ends the debate with a pithy statement with no rebuttal by his opponents.

Mr. Kostbar plays a lovelorn adolescent who finds uncannily appropriate advice in the form of pithy statements from a coffee-bar cashier.

You can't necessarily reduce a scientific theory to a pithy statement or equation, but it does represent something fundamental about how nature works.

In another of his pithy statements, he stated that "the discovery [sic] of the clarinet by Mozart was a greater contribution than anything Africa gave us until today".

His large five-volume commentary is still read today and is known for its pithy statements and quotable prose.

The "beige book," a quarterly report produced by Goldman Sachs that emphasizes pithy statements by executives in earnings conference calls, makes for disturbing reading about the economy.

They also present Dr. Seuss's "Yertle the Turtle," a pithy statement on the abuses of power.

"Choice creates competition, and competition drives down price," Mr. Gingrich said, in a pithy statement of the philosophy that inspires most of the Republican proposals.

Sri Jayateertha has brilliantly and, more importantly, sincerely captured the pithy statements of his master in a lucid and simple language.

What is also worrying is the Commission's brief and pithy statement that the protection of domestic animals still falls within the jurisdiction of the Member States.