"Humor is a means of obtaining pleasure in spite of the distressing effects that interface with it."

Humor, Pleasure, Life, Observation

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"Humor is a means of obtaining pleasure in spite of the distressing effects that interface with it."

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"One who has both feet firmly planted in the air."

Anonymous, Unknown Unknown

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"Well, that depends, I suppose. I heard someone once say that men dance the same way they have sex. So, if you want everyone here to think you're the kind of guy who just sits around and-" He stood up. "Let's dance."

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"The cleverest woman finds a need for foolish admirers."

Anonymous, Unknown Unknown

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"Always be wary of any helpful item that weighs less than its operating manual."

Terry Pratchett, English Author

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"She breathed an enormous sigh, looked at Poirot, Looked away, and suddenly blurted out, "You're too old. Nobody told me you were so old. I really don't want to be rude but - there it is. You're too old. I'm really sorry." She turned abruptly and blundered out of the room, rather like a desperate moth in lamplight. Poirot, his mouth open, heard the bang of the front door. He ejaculated: "Non d'un nom d'un nom..."

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Matshona Dhliwayo, Zimbabwean Philosopher

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"Could you hold the chainsaw a bit closer to your mouth, please?"

Chuck Palahniuk, American Novelist

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"Just as no one can be forced into belief, so no one can be forced into unbelief."

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"The psychoanalysis of neurotics has taught us to recognize the intimate connection between wetting the bed and the character trait of ambition."

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"Whoever loves becomes humble. Those who love have, so to speak, pawned a part of their narcissism."

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"Flowers are restful to look at. They have neither emotions nor conflicts."

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"Just as a cautious businessman avoids investing all his capital in one concern, so wisdom would probably admonish us also not to anticipate all our happiness from one quarter alone."

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"A certain degree of neurosis is of inestimable value as a drive, especially to a psychologist."

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"I cannot think of any need in childhood as strong as the need for a father's protection."

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"Anatomy is destiny."

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"We have long observed that every neurosis has the result, and therefore probably the purpose, of forcing the patient out of real life, of alienating him from actuality."

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