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Mel Brooks

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Who is Mel Brooks? The quotes below are the best introduction we can offer. The range of their thinking — from Funny to Death — speaks to an intellectual restlessness that shows in every quote. Browse 13 quotes by Mel Brooks that cover ground from Funny, Death, Work, War, and Truth. Here is a taste of their wisdom: "If God wanted us to fly, He would have given us tickets."

“Well, just being stupid and politically incorrect doesn't work. You can be politically incorrect if you're smart.”

— Mel Brooks

Work

All Quotes by Mel Brooks

“Tragedy is when I cut my finger. Comedy is when you fall into an open sewer and die.”

— Mel Brooks

Funny

“Everything we do in life is based on fear, especially love.”

— Mel Brooks

Fear

“Bad taste is simply saying the truth before it should be said.”

— Mel Brooks

Truth

“I don't believe in this business of being behind, better to be in front.”

— Mel Brooks

Business

“If God wanted us to fly, He would have given us tickets.”

— Mel Brooks

Funny

“I was a soldier in WWII. The last couple of months of the war I was actually in combat.”

— Mel Brooks

War

“If Shaw and Einstein couldn't beat death, what chance have I got? Practically none.”

— Mel Brooks

Death

“Humor is just another defense against the universe.”

— Mel Brooks

Humor

“Look, I don't want to wax philosophic, but I will say that if you're alive you've got to flap your arms and legs, you've got to jump around a lot, for life is the very opposite of death, and therefore you must at very least think noisy and colorfully, or you're not alive.”

— Mel Brooks

Death

“Well, just being stupid and politically incorrect doesn't work. You can be politically incorrect if you're smart.”

— Mel Brooks

Work

“A lot of music is mathematics. It's balance.”

— Mel Brooks

Music