Humor Quotes - page 42

Nonsense wakes up the brain cells. And it helps develop a sense of humor, which is awfully important in this day and age. Humor has a tremendous place in this sordid world. It's more than just a matter of laughing. If you can see things out of whack, then you can see how things can be in whack. (Dr. Seuss)
An unfriendly fairy godmother presented him with a keen sense of humor. Nothing is more fatal in politics. --Colonel Edward M. House, adviser to President Woodrow Wilson. View quote
Thomas R. Marshall
Humor is, I think, the subtlest and chanciest of literary forms. It is surely not accidental that there are a thousand novelists, essayists, poets or journalists for each humorist. It is a long, long time between James Thurbers. View quote
Leo Rosten
Things can be funny only when we are in fun. When we're 'dead earnest,' humor is the only thing that is dead. View quote
Flip Wilson
Imagination is a quality that was given to man compensate him from whats not. The sense of humor was given to console him from what is. View quote
Oscar Wilde
Americans are pragmatic, relatively uncomplicated, hearty and given to broad humor. View quote
Herb Caen
My dad was very much a John Wayne kind of guy, but he was also a great guy, great sense of humor, a real dedicated dad. I don't think he ever missed a hockey game I was in. View quote
Denis Leary
I'm really happy I went to a Catholic school because a lot of the repressive tactics they use make for great senses of humor. View quote
Denis Leary
A gentle. soft spoken man who was filled with ideas and humor and courtesy and kindness. Not even those who were not aficionados of Van's writing could muster a harsh word about him as a human being. He was as he remains now, quietly and purposefully, a gentleman. View quote
Harlan Ellison
A lot of people into Tool, for some reason, are not interested in humor. View quote
Maynard James Keenan
Humor and seriousness are not in opposition to each other. (Al Franken)
Bob Dole used to be really funny. Barney Frank can be kind of funny. Bob Kerrey has a good sense of humor. View quote
Al Franken
There is - I mean - I found early in life that righteous indignation is a little off-putting, and so I try to couch it with humor. View quote
Al Franken
If you look at terrorists, they really have no sense of humor. View quote
Al Franken
There's plenty of room for humor in politics, God knows, but it's a serious business. View quote
Al Franken
Certainly my personality, my sense of humor, my outlook on life was informed by the experiences of my parents and the stories they shared with me. View quote
Geddy Lee
OK, in all seriousness, I would say I couldn't be in a relationship without equality, generosity, integrity, spirit, kindness and humor. And awesomeness. View quote
Jennifer Aniston
Professional comedians, surprisingly, have a lack of humor. They're insensitive to the insanity of our times. View quote
Mort Sahl
It is commonly said that ridicule is the best test of truth for that it will not stick where it is not just. I deny it. A truth learned in a certain light, and attacked in certain words, by men of wit and humor, may, and often doth, become ridiculous, at least so far, that the truth is only remembered and repeated for the sake of the ridicule. View quote
Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield
This I conceive to be the chemical function of humor: to change the character of our thought. View quote
Lin Yutang
The humor, the sophistication, the literary genius, and philosophical insight of Chuang Tzu are evident to anyone who samples his work. (Thomas Merton)
I have a very silly sense of humor. I've never laughed harder in my entire life than seeing someone with toilet paper stuck on the bottom of their shoe. View quote
Paula Poundstone
I used to watch 'The Waltons' and sob because my family was nothing like that. We had a cruel sense of humor in my family. View quote
Paula Poundstone
Good planning is important. I've also regarded a sense of humor as one of the most important things on a big expedition. When you're in a difficult or dangerous situation, or when you're depressed about the chances of success, someone who can make you laugh eases the tension. View quote
Edmund Hillary
There are different kinds of humor, some is sarcastic, some introspective. Introspective fit my personality better. View quote
Rita Rudner