"It is the ability to take a joke, not make one, that proves you have a sense of humor."

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"It is the ability to take a joke, not make one, that proves you have a sense of humor."

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"Emotion is the surest arbiter of a poetic choice, and it is the priest of all supreme unions in the mind."

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"It is art that makes life, makes interest, makes importance and I know of no substitute whatever for the force and beauty of its process."

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"Dogs laugh, but they laugh with their tails."

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"The worst enemy of human hope is not brute facts, but men of brains who will not face them."

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"Fool me once, shame on youfool me twice, shame on mefool me thrice, I'm gonna get the frying pan!"

Anthony Liccione, American Author

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"There are talking dogs all over the place, unbelievably boring they are, on and on and on about sex and shit and smells, and smells and shit and sex, and do you love me, do you love me, do you love me."

Ursula K. Le Guin, American Writer

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"As a comedian, the more you commit the sin of stupidity, three essential things happen to your life:~people applaud you incessantly.~love you more than their parents.~give you a daily bread."

Michael Bassey Johnson, Nigerian Philosopher

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

Anonymous, Unknown Unknown

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"What? he asked in a low voice."You looked like you spent your last joy bill.He hissed, "What does that even mean?"I don't know. I was just trying it out."Well, it doesn't work. It doesn't make sense. And anyway, I've got plenty of joy bills. Loads.Helen said, "What's happening there on your phone?"A very small joy debit.His older sister's smile shone brightly. "You see, it does work. Now, did you or did you not need to get out of that room?Gansey inclined his head in slight acknowledgment. Gansey siblings knew each other well."You're so welcome, Helen said. "Let me know if you need me to write a joy check."I really don't think it works."

Maggie Stiefvater, American Author

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"I don't think it's possible to have a sense of tragedy without having a sense of humor."

Christopher Hitchens, American Author

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"My religion consists of laughing at myself. My motto is this: As long as there is a me, there is a reason to laugh out loud!"

C. JoyBell C., American Author

Humor, Self, Life, Joy

"What do you think they're going to do to us when they find us guilty?" she says after a few minutes of silence have passed."Honestly?""Does now seem like the time for honesty?"I look at her from the corner of my eye. "I think they're going to force us to eat lots of cake and then take an unreasonably long nap."

Veronica Roth, American Author

Humor, Fear, Judgment, Irony

"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."

Richelle Mead, American Author

Humor, Dance, Sex, Judgment

"I'm trying to remember how you tell the time by looking at the sun." -"I should leave it for a while, it's too bright to see the numbers at the moment."

Terry Pratchett, English Author

Humor, Happiness, Today, Wisdom

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"It is the ability to take a joke, not make one, that proves you have a sense of humor."

"I don't know why it is we are in such a hurry to get up when we fall down. You might think we would lie there and rest for a while."

"Emotion is the surest arbiter of a poetic choice, and it is the priest of all supreme unions in the mind."

"It is art that makes life, makes interest, makes importance and I know of no substitute whatever for the force and beauty of its process."

"Dogs laugh, but they laugh with their tails."

"The worst enemy of human hope is not brute facts, but men of brains who will not face them."

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"Fool me once, shame on youfool me twice, shame on mefool me thrice, I'm gonna get the frying pan!"

"There are talking dogs all over the place, unbelievably boring they are, on and on and on about sex and shit and smells, and smells and shit and sex, and do you love me, do you love me, do you love me."

"As a comedian, the more you commit the sin of stupidity, three essential things happen to your life:~people applaud you incessantly.~love you more than their parents.~give you a daily bread."

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

"I don't think it's possible to have a sense of tragedy without having a sense of humor."

"My religion consists of laughing at myself. My motto is this: As long as there is a me, there is a reason to laugh out loud!"

"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."

"I'm trying to remember how you tell the time by looking at the sun." -"I should leave it for a while, it's too bright to see the numbers at the moment."