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Humor Quotes

"Maybe there's a chance to get back to grown-up films. Anything that uses humor and dramatic values to deal with human emotions and gets down to what people are to people."

"Maybe there's a chance to get back to grown-up films. Anything that uses humor and dramatic values to deal with human emotions and gets down to what people are to people."

Robert Altman, American Director

Humor, People, Values, Chance

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"Arthur blinked at the screens and felt he was missing something important. Suddenly he realized what it was."Is there any tea on this spaceship?" he asked."

"Arthur blinked at the screens and felt he was missing something important. Suddenly he realized what it was."Is there any tea on this spaceship?" he asked."

Douglas Adams, English Writer

Humor, Tea, Space, Desire

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"Bores put you in a mental cemetery while you are still walking."

"Bores put you in a mental cemetery while you are still walking."

Elsa Maxwell, American Writer

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"A bred-in-the-bone Boston lady when asked why she never travelled said 'Why should I? I'm already there'."

"A bred-in-the-bone Boston lady when asked why she never travelled said 'Why should I? I'm already there'."

Anonymous, Unknown Unknown

Humor, Travel, Life, Home

20

"Men live by intervals of reason under the sovereignty of humor and passion."

"Men live by intervals of reason under the sovereignty of humor and passion."

Thomas Browne, British Scientist

Humor, Men, Passion, Reason

20

"Philip Larkin has a tough honesty and sense of humor that I find irresistible, as a contemporary poet."

"Philip Larkin has a tough honesty and sense of humor that I find irresistible, as a contemporary poet."

Robert Morgan, American Soldier

Humor, Honesty, Sense

20

"A sportsman is a man who every now and then, simply has to get out and kill something."

"A sportsman is a man who every now and then, simply has to get out and kill something."

Stephen Leacock, Canadian Economist

Humor, Man, Now

20

"The key to good eavesdropping is not getting caught."

"The key to good eavesdropping is not getting caught."

Lemony Snicket, American Author

Humor, Secrets, Observation, Attention, Privacy

20

"Humor is perhaps a sense of intellectual perspective: an awareness that some things are really important, others not; and that the two kinds are most oddly jumbled in everyday affairs."

"Humor is perhaps a sense of intellectual perspective: an awareness that some things are really important, others not; and that the two kinds are most oddly jumbled in everyday affairs."

Christopher Morley, American Author

Humor, Awareness, Sense

20

"Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life."

"Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life."

Terry Pratchett, English Author

Humor, Life, Day, Fire, Man

20

"Never try to outstubborn a cat."

"Never try to outstubborn a cat."

Robert A. Heinlein, American Writer

Humor, Cats, Life, Behavior

20

"Don't do anything stupid.""Don't worry," I whispered over the line, "I'm an expert on stupid.""You're...""Like, I can spot stupidity, because I know it so well. The way an exterminator knows bugs really well, and can spot where they've been? I'm like that. A stupidinator.""Never say that word again," Prof said."

"Don't do anything stupid.""Don't worry," I whispered over the line, "I'm an expert on stupid.""You're...""Like, I can spot stupidity, because I know it so well. The way an exterminator knows bugs really well, and can spot where they've been? I'm like that. A stupidinator.""Never say that word again," Prof said."

Brandon Sanderson, American Author

Humor, Stupidity, Expertise, Friendship

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"The buzzing was like the eager purr of a muscle car that had just been started, but left in neutral. That was another of Cody's metaphors for it; I'd said the sensation felt like an unbalanced washing machine filled with a hundred epileptic chimpanzees. Pretty proud of that one."

"The buzzing was like the eager purr of a muscle car that had just been started, but left in neutral. That was another of Cody's metaphors for it; I'd said the sensation felt like an unbalanced washing machine filled with a hundred epileptic chimpanzees. Pretty proud of that one."

Brandon Sanderson, American Author

Humor, Metaphor, Sensation, Description

20

"Forgive, O Lord, my little jokes on Thee, and I'll forgive Thy great big joke on me."

"Forgive, O Lord, my little jokes on Thee, and I'll forgive Thy great big joke on me."

Robert Frost, American Poet

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"Sure! Why should any experts be the arbiters... That's like telling someone they can't be a vegetarian."

"Sure! Why should any experts be the arbiters... That's like telling someone they can't be a vegetarian."

Virginia Johnson, American Psychologist

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"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."

"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, Canadian Actor

Humor, Family, Help, Illness

19

"The reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated."

"The reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated."

Mark Twain, American Author

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"All this fuss about sleeping together. For physical pleasure I'd sooner go to my dentist any day."

"All this fuss about sleeping together. For physical pleasure I'd sooner go to my dentist any day."

Evelyn Waugh, English Author

Humor, Day, Pleasure

19

"The first ingredient in conversation is truth, the next good sense, the third good humor, and the fourth wit."

"The first ingredient in conversation is truth, the next good sense, the third good humor, and the fourth wit."

William Temple, British Archbishop

Humor, Truth, Conversation, First

19

"Puns are a form of humor with words."

"Puns are a form of humor with words."

Guillermo Cabrera Infante, Cuban Novelist

19

"Advertisers also know that humor can help bond us to their product."

"Advertisers also know that humor can help bond us to their product."

Allen Klein, American Businessman

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"Humor was not important only for me, humor was important for this nation for centuries, to survive, you know."

"Humor was not important only for me, humor was important for this nation for centuries, to survive, you know."

Milos Forman, Czechoslovakian Director

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"The guys in my band are great-we watch movies, we eat pizza, take walks, read books. Everybody has a really great sense of humor. And my boyfriend comes and visits me on the road."

"The guys in my band are great-we watch movies, we eat pizza, take walks, read books. Everybody has a really great sense of humor. And my boyfriend comes and visits me on the road."

Lisa Loeb, American Musician

Humor, Movies, Boyfriend, Books

19

"I liked the humor of it, I've always enjoyed a sense of humor in God and in religion and in spirituality."

"I liked the humor of it, I've always enjoyed a sense of humor in God and in religion and in spirituality."

Amber Tamblyn, American Actress

Humor, Religion, God, Sense

19

"I've often said there's nothing better for the inside of a man than the outside of a horse."

"I've often said there's nothing better for the inside of a man than the outside of a horse."

Ronald Reagan, American President

Humor, Man, Nothing

19

"Heaven have mercy on us all - Presbyterians and Pagans alike - for we are all somehow dreadfully cracked about the head, and sadly need mending."

"Heaven have mercy on us all - Presbyterians and Pagans alike - for we are all somehow dreadfully cracked about the head, and sadly need mending."

Herman Melville, American Novelist

Humor, Heaven, Mercy

19

"I know supposedly God has anger, vengeance, and wrath, and if he doesn't have a sense of humor I'm in big trouble!"

"I know supposedly God has anger, vengeance, and wrath, and if he doesn't have a sense of humor I'm in big trouble!"

Stanley Victor Paskavich, American Politician

Humor, God, Anger, Wrath

19

"You still are? There go my plans! And the suit I had bought to attend your funeral. Well, well. Anyway, do call me up when you an't."

"You still are? There go my plans! And the suit I had bought to attend your funeral. Well, well. Anyway, do call me up when you an't."

Fakeer Ishavardas, Indian Spiritual Leader

Humor, Death, Surprise, Life

19

"Most creatures run when they sense danger. People grab a six-pack and a folding chair."

"Most creatures run when they sense danger. People grab a six-pack and a folding chair."

Nenia Campbell, Swedish Musician

Humor, Danger, Fear, Reaction, Strength

19

"My spelling is Wobbly. It's good spelling but it Wobbles, and the letters get in the wrong places."

"My spelling is Wobbly. It's good spelling but it Wobbles, and the letters get in the wrong places."

A. A. Milne, English Author

Humor, Letters, Spelling, Wrong

19

"Flirting is a woman's trade, one must keep in practice."

"Flirting is a woman's trade, one must keep in practice."

Charlotte Bronte, British Novelist

Humor, Practice, Tradition, Women

19

"A successful lawsuit is the one worn by a policeman."

"A successful lawsuit is the one worn by a policeman."

Robert Frost, American Poet

Humor, Successful

19

"Better mad with the rest of the world than wise alone."

"Better mad with the rest of the world than wise alone."

Baltasar Gracian, Spanish Philosopher

Humor, Rest, World

19

"A ghostly smile flickered across his face. "If you weren't so psychotic, you'd be fun to hang around." "Funny, I feel that way about you too." He didn't say anything else, but the smile grew, and he walked away."

"A ghostly smile flickered across his face. "If you weren't so psychotic, you'd be fun to hang around." "Funny, I feel that way about you too." He didn't say anything else, but the smile grew, and he walked away."

Richelle Mead, American Author

Humor, Personality, Friendship, Smile

19

"Are there any capitalist cats?" Nakata asked."

"Are there any capitalist cats?" Nakata asked."

Haruki Murakami, Japanese Writer

Humor, Capitalism, Animals, Question, Curiosity

19

"American professional athletes are bilingual; they speak English and profanity."

"American professional athletes are bilingual; they speak English and profanity."

Gordie Howe, Canadian Athlete

Humor, American, Athletes, English, Profanity

19

"So, Marasi said, "you traded a dead man's scarf for another dead man's gun. But the gun itself belonged to someone dead, so by the same logic-"Don't try, Waxillium said. "Logic doesn't work on Wayne."I bought a ward against it off a traveling fortune-teller, Wayne explained. "It lets me add two 'n' two and get a pickle."

"So, Marasi said, "you traded a dead man's scarf for another dead man's gun. But the gun itself belonged to someone dead, so by the same logic-"Don't try, Waxillium said. "Logic doesn't work on Wayne."I bought a ward against it off a traveling fortune-teller, Wayne explained. "It lets me add two 'n' two and get a pickle."

Brandon Sanderson, American Author

Humor, Logic, Magic, Fate

19

"In those days he was wiser than he is now; he used to frequently take my advice."

"In those days he was wiser than he is now; he used to frequently take my advice."

Winston Churchill, English Statesman

Humor, Advice, Now

19

"Nico: With great power, comes the great need to take a nap."

"Nico: With great power, comes the great need to take a nap."

Rick Riordan, American Novelist

Humor, Power, Life, Rest

19

"A true intellectual is a man who, after reading a book and being convinced by its arguments, will shoot someone or, more likely, order someone shot."

"A true intellectual is a man who, after reading a book and being convinced by its arguments, will shoot someone or, more likely, order someone shot."

John McCarthy, American Politician

Humor, Arguments, Being, Man, Order

18

"The Good Humor man can only be pushed so far."

"The Good Humor man can only be pushed so far."

Nancy Cartwright, American Actress

18

"Humor is very very risky, particularly for a candidate, unless he's been in so long that it just doesn't matter, and he's not running for president. But it's just that people are so sensitive and so touchy, and you're just going to upset somebody without ever realizing it."

"Humor is very very risky, particularly for a candidate, unless he's been in so long that it just doesn't matter, and he's not running for president. But it's just that people are so sensitive and so touchy, and you're just going to upset somebody without ever realizing it."

Mark Russell, American Writer

Humor, People, President, Running

18

"George Bush has met more foreign heads of state than I have. But a substantial number of them were dead."

"George Bush has met more foreign heads of state than I have. But a substantial number of them were dead."

Jesse Jackson, American Activist

18

"Good humor is one of the best articles of dress one can wear in society."

"Good humor is one of the best articles of dress one can wear in society."

William Makepeace Thackeray, English Novelist

Humor, Society, Dress

18

"Mess is fairly good. It is like what is found in American hotels except for cake and pie."

"Mess is fairly good. It is like what is found in American hotels except for cake and pie."

Knute Nelson, American Politician

18

"A sense of humor is the ability to understand a joke - and that the joke is oneself."

"A sense of humor is the ability to understand a joke - and that the joke is oneself."

Clifton Fadiman, American Writer

Humor, Ability, Sense

18

"You see, that's another thing that my parents gave me: an enormously great sense of humor."

"You see, that's another thing that my parents gave me: an enormously great sense of humor."

Liza Minnelli, American Actress

Humor, Parents, Sense, Liza Minelli

18

"There are only two types of women - goddesses and doormats."

"There are only two types of women - goddesses and doormats."

Pablo Picasso, Spanish Artist

18

"Humour is the most engaging cowardice. With it myself I have been able to hold some of my enemy in play far out of gunshot."

"Humour is the most engaging cowardice. With it myself I have been able to hold some of my enemy in play far out of gunshot."

Robert Frost, American Poet

Humor, Defense, Conflict, Play

18

"I mean, yeah, I'm sure that Python and the other things have paved the way for a greater understanding of the British sense of humor, but I don't think it's all that different than the American sense of humor."

"I mean, yeah, I'm sure that Python and the other things have paved the way for a greater understanding of the British sense of humor, but I don't think it's all that different than the American sense of humor."

Simon Pegg, British Comedian

Humor, American, Sense, Understanding

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