Famous Quotes
- There are men so philosophical that they can see humor in their own toothaches. But there has never lived a man so philosophical that he could see the toothache in his own humor.
- H. L. Mencken on Humor
- There are psychological repercussions to illness and we need a little more help to get through the effects not only on the afflicted but on the family. And I think there's even a place for humor in that.
- Alan Thicke on Humor
- There are so many things to talk about between black people, Hispanic people, white people, gay people, men, women, it's all based on fear. We all have fears, this thing that stops us from embracing as we are one. We are never going to be one. People are messed up, but humor lets us see how ignorant we can be.
- Marlon Wayans on Humor
- There are two insults no human being will endure: that he has no sense of humor, and that he has never known trouble.
- Sinclair Lewis on Humor
- There is a thin line that separates laughter and pain, comedy and tragedy, humor and hurt.
- Erma Bombeck on Humor
- There is also this benefit in brag, that the speaker is unconsciously expressing his own ideal. Humor him by all means, draw it all out, and hold him to it.
- Miguel De Cervantes on Humor
- There is hope for the future because God has a sense of humor and we are funny to God.
- Bill Cosby on Humor
- There is humor in the specter of the worst disaster in our nation's history. All I have to do is sweep away the debris of shock to find it.
- Will Durst on Humor
- There is no defense against adverse fortune which is so effectual as an habitual sense of humor.
- Thomas W. Higginson on Humor
- There is nothing like the way people feel after they've seen 'The Intouchables.' They feel amazing. The word of mouth on this film is incredible. It's intelligent-feeling good. You're not insulted by the low-browness or stupidity of some of the humor. It's so smart and terrific.
- Harvey Weinstein on Humor
- There seems to be no lengths to which humorless people will not go to analyze humor. It seems to worry them.
- Robert Benchley on Humor
- There was a time I was very much blaming the way I felt on L.A, that it was a vacuum of creativity, of humor or anything organic, and I was really angry at the place. But then today I feel completely different - I love L.A.!
- Naomi Watts on Humor
- There's a hysterical, tired sense of humor that comes after working 14 hours a day, six days a week. I like those things because they take the pressure off the constant stress.
- Tom Berenger on Humor
- There's always a source for humor.
- Calvin Trillin on Humor
- There's something about Southern women that is so unique yet so universal. Strong southern women are allowed to be soft and feminine and have a sense of humor. But what I love about Southern women in particular is their universality.
- Connie Britton on Humor
- They don't make you pay for the humor. It's up and down, but they're trying to give you as many laughs as possible in 2 minutes. They are the most honest comedians ever.
- Mike Judge on Humor
- Things can be funny only when we are in fun. When we're 'dead earnest,' humor is the only thing that is dead.
- Flip Wilson on Humor
- Think about scary movies: There's a fine line between horror and humor.
- Roy Blount, Jr. on Humor
- This I conceive to be the chemical function of humor: to change the character of our thought.
- Lin Yutang on Humor
- This is a feminist bookstore. There is no humor section.
- John Callahan on Humor
- Those who knew Lincoln described him as an extraordinarily funny man. Humor was an essential aspect of his temperament. He laughed, he explained, so he did not weep.
- Doris Kearns Goodwin on Humor
- Those years on the golf course as a caddie, boy, those people were something. They were vulgar, some were alcoholics, racist, they were very difficult people to deal with. A lot of them didn't have a sense of humor.
- Martin Sheen on Humor
- Through humor, you can soften some of the worst blows that life delivers. And once you find laughter, no matter how painful your situation might be, you can survive it.
- Bill Cosby on Humor
- Throughout history, great leaders have known the power of humor.
- Allen Klein on Humor
- Throw in the humor, throw in that personality, try things you wouldn't normally try.
- Melinda Clarke on Humor
- To me, sadness and humor aren't disrelated and humor is the best tool I've had against the sadness in my life.
- Mike Mills on Humor
- To this day, I've found that it doesn't matter what a guy looks like if he's really funny. His sense of humor makes him attractive. On the other hand, you don't hear men saying, 'No she's not pretty, but is she ever funny!'
- Catherine O'Hara on Humor
- Today's business and health care climate may not be pleasant. Cutbacks, pay cuts and layoffs do not make anyone's job easy. But that does not mean that the humor need stop.
- Allen Klein on Humor
- Tony and I had a good on and off screen relationship, we are two very different people, but we did share a sense of humor, we now live in different parts of the world but when we find ourselves in the same place it is more or less as if there had been no years in between.
- Roger Moore on Humor
- Total absence of humor renders life impossible.
- Sidonie Gabrielle Colette on Humor
- True humor springs not more from the head than from the heart. It is not contempt its essence is love. It issues not in laughter, but in still smiles, which lie far deeper.
- Thomas Carlyle on Humor
- Using no control and using humor will build a relationship and make a dent to where the client puts the counselor in their quality world and then begins to relate and seek out the counselor. Effective therapy begins with the acceptance of the therapist into the client's quality world.
- William Glasser on Humor
- We are really living the American dream, to be a successful brand in the States and in Europe and to steep ourselves in our heritage. But we do it with a sense of humor. We don't take ourselves too seriously in fashion.
- Tommy Hilfiger on Humor
- We are, in the comics, the last frontier of good, wholesome family humor and entertainment.
- We can't understand when we're pregnant, or when our siblings are expecting, how profound it is to have a shared history with a younger generation: blood, genes, humor. It means we were actually here, on Earth, for a time - like the Egyptians with their pyramids, only with children.
- Anne Lamott on Humor
- We do not take humor seriously enough.
- Konrad Lorenz on Humor
- We don't appreciate the value of humor sometimes.
- Janet Evanovich on Humor
- We have a certain warped sense of humor in Scandinavia, and that is what comes across in the choices in a lot of our movies.
- Connie Nielsen on Humor
- We have always had gross humor. But we try for funny, not gross.
- Shawn Wayans on Humor
- We take the shortest route to the puck and arrive in ill humor.
- Bobby Clarke on Humor
- We're starting to push the envelope in terms of the expectations, and you can also have your own style, personality and sense of humor, because now we're allowed to.
- Lisa Guerrero on Humor
- Well, darkness with humor... I'm not an extremely suicidal or sad person.
- Peter Steele on Humor
- Well, I mean, if a joke or humor is bawdy, it's got to be funny enough to warrant it. You can't just have it bawdy or dirty just for the sake of being that - it's got to be funny.
- Betty White on Humor
- Well, it's a humor strip, so my first responsibility has always been to entertain the reader... But if, in addition, I can help move readers to thought and judgment about issues that concern me, so much the better.
- Garry Trudeau on Humor
- Well, the most terrible fear that anybody should have is not war, is not a disease, not cancer or heart problems or food poisoning - it's a man or a woman without a sense of humor.
- Jonathan Winters on Humor
- What a strange world this would be if we all had the same sense of humor.
- Bernard Williams on Humor
- What we're doing is fun - if you have any sense of humor at all!
- Calvin Klein on Humor
- What's great about the geek spirit is that life never seems to stop us, and they never seem to kill our enthusiasm, our optimism and our hunger to experience the world. We keep our sense of humor, we protect our dignity, we talk to our friends about the experience and then we start again fresh the very next day.
- Whatever else an American believes or disbelieves about himself, he is absolutely sure he has a sense of humor.
- E. B. White on Humor
- When a chick has a sense of humor, there's nothing more attractive.
- Dylan O'Brien on Humor
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