Humor Quotes

Laughter as philosophy. The funniest, sharpest observations about the absurdity of being alive.

21194 quotes

"I told my doctor I wanted to live forever. He said I'd have to stop dying."
Phyllis Diller
"My childhood was so bad, my therapist says I deserve a refund on my life."
Phyllis Diller
"The real tragedy isn't getting old - it's running out of people to complain to about it."
Phyllis Diller
"I'm so old, I remember when 'going all the way' meant taking a train."
Phyllis Diller
"I've never been one for taking things seriously - it causes wrinkles."
Phyllis Diller
"I'm not going to say I was ugly as a child, but my baby pictures could have been used to frighten soldiers."
Phyllis Diller
"I don't think about the future much - I'm too busy laughing at the present."
Phyllis Diller
"I'm at the age where my back is older than my boyfriend."
Phyllis Diller
"I'm not afraid of the dark - I'm afraid of what might be standing next to me in it."
Phyllis Diller
"I'm so old, I remember when they had to invent electricity just to keep up with me."
Phyllis Diller
"I'm not afraid of death - I'm afraid of what comes before it."
Phyllis Diller
"The secret to longevity is stubbornness and refusing to take advice from people younger than you."
Phyllis Diller
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"The reason I tell jokes is because they're the only thing people believe."
Mort Sahl
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"Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana."
Mort Sahl
"Laughter is the shortest distance between two people."
Goldie Hawn
"Humor is the spice that makes life palatable."
Goldie Hawn
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"I told my psychiatrist I had suicidal thoughts. He told me not to worry about it."
Rodney Dangerfield
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"I was so ugly as a kid, my parents put a bag over my head. Not for me—for them."
Rodney Dangerfield
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"My doctor told me I need to watch my drinking. So now I drink in front of a mirror."
Rodney Dangerfield
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"I'm at an age where my back goes out more than I do."
Rodney Dangerfield
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"My wife told me to take the spider out instead of killing it. We went and had some drinks. Cool guy. Wants to be a web developer."
Rodney Dangerfield
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"I was so depressed, I tried to commit suicide by putting a loaded gun in my mouth. My wife said, 'Go ahead, you'll probably miss.'"
Rodney Dangerfield
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"I told my wife she was drawing her eyebrows too high. She looked surprised."
Rodney Dangerfield
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"I went to the beach with my wife. She said, 'You're not getting in the water with that body.' I said, 'What's wrong with it?' She said, 'Everything.'"
Rodney Dangerfield
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"I asked my wife what she wanted for her birthday. She said, 'Just get me something that makes me look sexy.' So I got her drunk."
Rodney Dangerfield
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"My wife is so religious, she thinks Moses invented the tablet."
Rodney Dangerfield
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"I said to my wife, 'Can I ask you something?' She said, 'You just did, that's two.'"
Rodney Dangerfield
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"My wife told me to stop impersonating a flamingo. I had to put my foot down."
Rodney Dangerfield
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"My wife's cooking is so bad, we pray after we eat."
Rodney Dangerfield
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"I said to my wife, 'I want to die in my sleep like my grandfather did.' She said, 'Not screaming like the people in his car.'"
Rodney Dangerfield