Foil Quotes

It's not common for a woman on television, especially if she's the mom of the family, to be funny. She's usually a straight man or foil.

We can't gather the intelligence we need to foil future attacks, if we are blindly granting terrorists the right to remain silent. But for some reason, we've already done that - with the terrorist who tried to bring down Flight 253.

Wrap fish fillets, sliced veggies, and other quick-cooking items inside foil packets with bundles of fresh herbs and throw them directly on the grill; the steam will release the herb's perfume and flavor anything contained inside the pouch.

Why does everyone think the future is space helmets, silver foil, and talking like computers, like a bad episode of Star Trek?

I'm a pretty convenient foil for a lot of people.

If you really want to diminish a candidate, depict him as the foil of his handler. This is as old in American politics as politics itself.