Humor Quotes

I have such a respect for comedy. It's a lot harder than doing drama, in my opinion; you have to have sort of an innate sense of humor. There are rules to comedy you can learn. But ultimately, it really does require a certain point of view on the world, and that really does appeal to me.

Elizabeth Banks

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He used humor more effectively than any president since Abraham Lincoln. Reagan was not an especially warm person, but he appeared to be. Many people disliked his policies, but almost no one disliked him.

H. W. Brands

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I love poking fun at myself. I have a rather mean sense of humor.

Alton Brown

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From the ages of 12 to 35 my body, not my mind, was my primary currency. My ideas, my humor, my curiosity - none of those were valued as much as my body, which preceded me into almost every room.

Amanda de Cadenet

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Dad needs to show an incredible amount of respect and humor and friendship toward his mate so the kids understand their parents are sexy, they're fun, they do things together, they're best friends. Kids learn by example. If I respect Mom, they're going to respect Mom.

Tim Allen

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When humor can be made to alternate with melancholy, one has a success, but when the same things are funny and melancholic at the same time, it's just wonderful.

Francois Truffaut

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Set your compass to beauty, humor, and grief; stay the course no matter what, and I'll support you with everything I've got.

Chris Jordan

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There are two MFA programs here at the University of Texas, and I read on the jury of both of them. And it's amazing to me how many really talented young writers seem to fear humor.

Elizabeth McCracken

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I don't feel any need to play the role of the clown. In my private life I take a break from humor.

Gad Elmaleh

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If somebody is not on the same page with me humor wise, I can't give them that.

Stephan Pastis

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I think the humor of double puns is incredible.

Richard Lederer

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Going to AA helped me to see that there were other people who had problems that had found a way to talk about them and find relief and humor through that.

Carrie Fisher

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I like a very dry wit, not the big kind of humor like Robin Williams. I don't think I'm capable of that.

Chris Cooper

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Sometimes in the most tragic situation, something just profoundly funny happens.

David Hyde Pierce

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I don't have a very quick sense of humor.

Florenz Ziegfeld

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I'm not a traditional politician, and I have a sense of humor. I'll try to soften it and become boring, maybe even very boring, but I'm not sure if I'll be able to.

Silvio Berlusconi

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I like guys with a sense of humor who smile a lot and are kind.

Nikki Glaser

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Everybody I know who is funny, it's in them. You can teach timing, or some people are able to tell a joke, though I don't like to tell jokes. But I think you have to be born with a sense of humor and a sense of timing.

Carol Burnett

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Let's not call physical comedy falling down and pratfalls. All humor is physical, no matter how you dish it out. It's timing, like a dancer or an athlete would have.

Chevy Chase

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A day without laughter is a day wasted.

Charlie Chaplin

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My books are shelved in different places, depending on the bookstore. Sometimes they can be found in the Mystery section, sometimes in the Humor department, and occasionally even in the Literature aisle, which is somewhat astounding.

Carl Hiaasen

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Art Modell was a visionary, a deal-maker and a friend. And he possessed a marvelous sense of humor.

Steve Tisch

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If you look back, Mozart, Haydn and Beethoven were mixing music and humor all the time.

Richard Hyung-ki Joo

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There is - I mean - I found early in life that righteous indignation is a little off-putting, and so I try to couch it with humor.

Al Franken

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