My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style.
Maya AngelouPeople say nothing is impossible, but I do nothing every day.
Alan Alexander MilneJust as true humor is laughter at oneself, true humanity is knowledge of oneself.
Alan WattsI've lived through some terrible things in my life, some of which actually happened.
Mark TwainImagination is a quality given a man to compensate him for what he is not, and a sense of humor was provided to console him for what he is.
Oscar WildeMan suffers only because he takes seriously what the gods made for fun.
Alan WattsEverything human is pathetic. The secret source of humor itself is not joy, but sorrow. There is no humor in heaven.
Mark TwainLaugh at your worries and insecurities. View your anxieties with humor. It will be difficult at first, but you’ll gradually get used to it.
Paulo CoelhoAll I need to make a comedy is a park, a policeman, and a pretty girl.
Charlie ChaplinImagination was given man to compensate for what he is not, and a sense of humor to console him for what he is.
Francis BaconI have never taken any exercise, except sleeping and resting.
Mark TwainGraphic design is the paradise of individuality eccentricity, heresy, abnormality, hobbies and humors.
George SantayanaDon't tell fish stories where the people know you, but particularly don't tell them where they know the fish.
Mark TwainTruth is the most valuable thing we have. Let us economize it.
Mark TwainThere are times when one would like to hang the whole human race and finish the farce.
Mark TwainHumor is the most engaging cowardice.
Robert FrostA man is never more truthful than when he acknowledges himself a liar.
Mark TwainThe world is a stage, but the play is badly cast.
Oscar WildeI'll publish right or wrong: Fools are my theme, let satire be my song.
Lord ByronThe laughter of the aphorism is sometimes triumphant but seldom carefree.
Mason CooleySex is God's joke on human beings.
Bette DavisMelancholy men are, of all others, the most witty.
AristotleOne cannot be always laughing at a man without now and then stumbling on something witty.
Jane AustenA stand-up comic is judged by every line. Singers get applause at the end of their song, no matter how bad they are.
Phyllis DillerIf I had no sense of humor I would long ago have committed suicide.
Mahatma GandhiLife is far too important a thing ever to talk seriously about.
Oscar WildeShe laughs at everything you say. Why? Because she has fine teeth.
Benjamin FranklinThe secret source of humor is not joy, but sorrow, there is no humor in Heaven.
Mark TwainAny man who has had the job I've had and didn't have a sense of humor wouldn't still be here.
Harry S. TrumanKudos to the educators, athletes, dancers, judges, janitors, politicians, artists, actors, writers, singers, poets and social activist, to all who dare to look at like with humor, determination and respect
Maya AngelouThe gods too are fond of a joke.
AristotleNow true humor begins when a man ceases to take himself seriously.
Herman HesseIn eternity there is no time, only an instant long enough for a joke.
Herman HesseFools are my theme, let satire be my song.
Lord ByronHumor is mankind's greatest blessing.
Mark TwainThe secret to humor is surprise.
AristotleFun is good.
Dr. SeussSex is like having dinner: sometimes you joke about the dishes, sometimes you take the meal seriously.
Woody AllenYou have delighted us long enough.
Jane AustenAnalyzing humor is like dissecting a frog. Few people are interested and the frog dies of it.
E. B. WhiteNo humorist is under any obligation to provide answers and probably if you were to delve into the literary history of humour it's probably all about not providing answers because the humorist essentially says: this is the way things are.
P. J. O'RourkeI have had a wonderful life. I have never regretted what I did. I regret things I didn't do. All my life I've done things at a moment's notice. Those are the things I remember.
Ingrid BergmanAnd I loved Fats Waller. I love his instrumental abilities his vocal abilities and his sense of humor.
Paul McCartneyDon't you wish you had a job like mine? All you have to do is think up a certain number of words! Plus you can repeat words! And they don't even have to be true!
Dave BarryWit - the salt with which the American humorist spoils his intellectual cookery by leaving it out.
Ambrose BierceHumorists can never start to take themselves seriously. It's literary suicide.
Erma BombeckWhen humor goes there goes civilization.
Erma BombeckThere is something to me very softening in the presence of a woman some strange influence even if one is not in love with them which I cannot at all account for having no very high opinion of the sex. But yet I always feel in better humor with myself and every thing else if there is a woman within ken.
Lord ByronConventional show-biz savvy held that Americans hated to be the objects of satire.
Carroll O'ConnorAll satire is blind to the forces liberated by decay. Which is why total decay has absorbed the forces of satire.
Theodor W. AdornoA sense of humor is a major defense against minor troubles.
Mignon McLaughlinI met Woz when I was 13 at a friend's garage. He was about 18. He was like the first person I met who knew more electronics than I did at that point. We became good friends because we shared an interest in computer and we had a sense of humor. We pulled all kinds of pranks together.
Steve JobsThe problem with having a sense of humor is often that people you use it on aren't in a very good mood.
Lou HoltzA well-developed sense of humor is the pole that adds balance to your steps as you walk the tightrope of life.
William Arthur WardGood humor is one of the best articles of dress one can wear in society.
William Makepeace ThackerayWit is the lowest form of humor.
Alexander PopeMen are happy to be laughed at for their humor but not for their folly.
Jonathan SwiftTotal absence of humor renders life impossible.
Sidonie Gabrielle ColetteDown the road I'll probably have a kid or two or three. And there will probably be political events or spiritual things to comment on and humor.
Alanis MorissetteIt's sometimes comical to hear the younger generation ask their peers to repeat themselves.
Billy GrahamThere is a thin line that separates laughter and pain comedy and tragedy humor and hurt.
Erma BombeckHumor has justly been regarded as the finest perfection of poetic genius.
Thomas CarlyleWomen as they grow older rely more and more on cosmetics. Men as they grow older rely more and more on a sense of humor.
George Jean NathanThe overwhelming majority of Americans are possessed of two great qualities a sense of humor and a sense of proportion.
Franklin D. RooseveltTrue 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 CarlyleDon't be careless about yourselves--on the other hand not too careful. Live well but do not flaunt it. Laugh a little and teach your men to laugh--get good humor under fire--war is a game that's played with a smile. If you can't smile grin. If you can't grin keep out of the way till you can.
Winston ChurchillYou can turn painful situations around through laughter. If you can find humor in anything even poverty you can survive it.
Bill CosbyIf you hold a cat by the tail you learn things you cannot learn any other way.
Mark TwainThrough 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 CosbyI can imagine no more comfortable frame of mind for the conduct of life than a humorous resignation.
W. Somerset MaughamIn all thy humors whether grave or mellow Thou'rt such a touchy testy pleasant fellow hast so much wit and mirth and spleen about thee there is no living with thee nor without thee
Joseph AddisonComedy just pokes at problems, rarely confronts them squarely. Drama is like a plate of meat and potatoes, comedy is rather the dessert, a bit like meringue.
Woody AllenYou make 'em, I amuse 'em.
Dr. SeussCommon sense and a sense of humor are the same thing moving at different speeds. A sense of humor is just common sense dancing.
William JamesAnybody with a sense of humor is going to put on my album and laugh from beginning to end.
EminemHumor does not rescue us from unhappiness but enables us to move back from it a little.
Mason CooleyHonest good humor is the oil and wine of a merry meeting and there is no jovial companionship equal to that where the jokes are rather small and laughter abundant.
Washington IrvingA humorist doesn't really do that much note-taking.
P. J. O'RourkeYou have a ready wit. Tell me when it's ready.
Henny YoungmanMy lyrics are a big pile of contradictions. They're split between very sincere opinions and feelings that I have and sarcastic opinions and feelings that I have and sarcastic and hopeful humorous rebuttles towards cliche bohemian ideals that have been exhausted for years. I meean I like to be passionate and sincere but I also like to have fun and act like a dork... Geeks Unite.
Kurt CobainI make it a rule never to smoke while I'm sleeping.
Mark TwainWhatever else an American believes or disbelieves about himself he is absolutely sure he has a sense of humor.
E. B. WhiteWhat, sir, would the people of the earth be without woman? They would be scarce, sir, almighty scarce.
Mark TwainIt is quite true as some poets said that the God who created man must have had a sinister sense of humor creating him a reasonable being yet forcing him to take this ridiculous posture and driving him with blind craving for this ridiculous performance.
David Herbert LawrenceI am often the brunt of my own humor.
Charles R. SwindollYou know my main reaction to this money thing is that it's humorous all the attention to it because it's hardly the most insightful or valuable thing that's happened to me.
Steve JobsHumor is richly rewarding to the person who employs it. It has some value in gaining and holding attention but it has no persuasive value at all.
John Kenneth GalbraithDon't say the old lady screamed. Bring her on and let her scream.
Mark TwainHumor has been the balm of my life but it's been reserved for those close to me not part of the public Lana.
Lana TurnerA person without a sense of humor is like a wagon without springs. It's jolted by every pebble on the road.
Henry Ward BeecherIn my opinion I think sarcasm and humor in a song, without turning it into a novelty song, is really charming.
Alanis MorissetteA sense of humor keen enough to show a man his own absurdities will keep him from the commission of all sins or nearly all save those worth committing.
Samuel Butler