I haven't spent much time developing my theory on what makes a quote quoteable, but I've spent a bit of time thinking about it. I've come to the conclusion that, at least in part, a quote is quoteable not only because of what it says, but how it says it--the quoteable quotes are so because they say things in a way that is memorably wonderful or strikingly terrible.
Here's a quote my friend sent me. It exhibits clever semantics, indeed.
"It is absurd to divide people into good and bad. People are either charming or tedious." Oscar Wilde
Awww, the power of well placed words.
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