How many times a day do you make a quip? Are you a quipster or more frugal with quips? Me? I love quips, I try to use them as much as I can. As a teacher, I have found that a good quip does wonders for attention and engagement. It helps bring people back into the conversation because they have to process a bit more info and figure out the quip and its meaning or relation to the topic at hand. A good quip is a powerful tool.