“Whether planned or not, humor takes our mind off of our troubles.”
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humor
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“Any attempts at humor immediately after September 11th were deemed tasteless.”
“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.”
“In looking for humor, keep in mind this guideline: Sometimes it takes a little time to see the humor in your upsets you may not find something to laugh about immediately.”
“Sometimes it takes ten seconds to see some humor in your dilemmas, sometimes ten years.”
“Throughout history, great leaders have known the power of humor.”
“Humor can be one of our best survival tools.”
“Humor can help you cope with the unbearable so that you can stay on the bright side of things until the bright side actually comes along.”
“When we can find some humor in our upsets, they no longer seem as large or as important as they once did.”
“Humor expands our limited picture frame and gets us to see more than just our problem.”
“Philip Larkin has a tough honesty and sense of humor that I find irresistible, as a contemporary poet.”
“Sometimes the only way to make palatable that which is appalling and apprehensive is to season it with some humor.”
“My humor tends to be a little more edgy than is appropriate for 'Twilight,' although I got some in there. That was fun! There's just a tonal difference. For me, storytelling is storytelling. But, I do like writing for grown ups.”
“Everybody's got a different sense of humor. It's just different styles.”
“For the most part, comedians are pretty friendly with each other. They always say they badmouth each other, but most of the time, they're friends. We're the only ones that can really stand our type of humor.”
“I used to watch 'The Waltons' and sob because my family was nothing like that. We had a cruel sense of humor in my family.”
“Insult is powerful. Insult begets both rage and humor and often at the same time.”
“Bathroom humor, fart, and poo poo humor in movies gets a laugh. It's a pretty easy audience, and that's been around for ages.”
“The love of truth lies at the root of much humor.”
“I really hate sitcoms on television with canned laughter and stuff. What really makes me laugh is the real-life stuff. I've got a dry sense of humor.”
“I've never met a person who has more integrity than my husband. I respect that. There's his humor and intelligence, too, and he's really cute, all those things - but if you don't respect your partner, you'll get sick of him.”
“When you meet someone new who instantly gets you, your sense of humor and your attitudes and your worldview, even if theirs are different - and you get them in return. You both talk and talk and agree and laugh and nod and yes, yes, of course you should get another round of drinks.”
“I visited Jobs for the last time in his Palo Alto, Calif., home. He had moved to a downstairs bedroom because he was too weak to go up and down stairs. He was curled up in some pain, but his mind was still sharp and his humor vibrant.”
“Conservative humor is frankly harder than liberal humor. You get points for just being liberal. You can get more points if you make fun of your own side sometimes.”