“From sixteen to twenty, all women, kept in humor by their hopes and by their attractions, appear to be good-natured.”
A good sense of humor is a survival skill. These quotes celebrate wit, comedy, sarcasm, and the ability to find something funny in situations that might otherwise be unbearable. Laughter, it turns out, is a form of intelligence.
“From sixteen to twenty, all women, kept in humor by their hopes and by their attractions, appear to be good-natured.”
“From sixteen to twenty, all women, kept in humor by their hopes and by their attractions, appear to be good-natured.”
“And I loved Fats Waller. I love his instrumental abilities, his vocal abilities and his sense of humor.”
“I'm just very amused by five-year-old humor.”
“I suppose I miss the British cynicism and the humor.”
“Since the goal of my programs is to show audiences how humor can both help them heal as well as deal with not-so-funny stuff, I decided to discuss the events of the previous week, the pain all of us were feeling, and how humor and some laughter might be beneficial.”
“There are different kinds of humor, some is sarcastic, some introspective. Introspective fit my personality better.”
“Sometimes the only way to deal with horrific things in life is through a dark sense of humor.”
“There is also this benefit in brag, that the speaker is unconsciously expressing his own ideal. Humor him by all means, draw it all out, and hold him to it.”
“Humor starts like a wildfire, but then continues on, smoldering, smoldering for years.”
“Having a sense of humor has served me more than it has hurt me - just in the sense that it has allowed me to keep my sanity.”
“The secret source of humor is not joy but sorrow there is no humor in Heaven.”
“Newspaper people, once celebrated as founts of ribald humor and uncouth fun, have of late lost all their gaiety, and small wonder.”
“Anybody with a sense of humor is going to put on my album and laugh from beginning to end.”
“Whether planned or not, humor takes our mind off of our troubles.”
“Honest 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.”