Humor Quotes

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

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"I can remember when the air was clean and the sex was dirty"
George Burns
"I'd walk a mile for a camel, but I'd run a mile for a cigarette"
George Burns
"The way taxes are, you might as well marry for love"
George Burns
"You know you're old when someone compliments you on your life insurance policy"
George Burns
"I came home the other night and my wife said, 'Where have you been?' I said, 'I've been out getting drunk.' She said, 'That's what I figured.'"
George Burns
"I'm at the age where food has taken the place of sex in my life. I've seen the end of it, and I was not impressed"
George Burns
"At my age, I don't even buy green bananas"
George Burns
"I refuse to admit I'm more than fifty-two even if rounding up a tidy sum"
George Burns
"The best thing about my age is I don't have to listen to jazz anymore because my hearing aids won't support it"
George Burns
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"Laugh a lot. It's like a tranquilizer with no side effects."
Gilda Radner
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"I'd rather be remembered for laughter than for anything serious."
Gilda Radner
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"I told my psychiatrist I had suicidal thoughts. He said, 'That will be $150.' I said, 'I don't have $150.' He said, 'Come back when you do.'"
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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"I told my wife she was drawing her eyebrows too high. She looked surprised."
Rodney Dangerfield
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"I was such an ugly baby, my mother never breast-fed me. She said she only liked me as a friend."
Rodney Dangerfield
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"I told my doctor, 'Doc, help me. I'm on a roller coaster, and I can't get off.' He said, 'Mister, you're in my office.'"
Rodney Dangerfield
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"A girl phoned me and said, 'Come on over, there's nobody home.' I went over. Nobody was home."
Rodney Dangerfield
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"I told my wife, 'Get your coat.' She said, 'Why, are you throwing me out?' I said, 'No, I'm going to gas myself in the car.'"
Rodney Dangerfield
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"I'm so ugly, they asked me to join the military. Not to fight—to scare the enemy."
Rodney Dangerfield
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"I went to my doctor. I said, 'Doctor, I can't do my old activities anymore.' He said, 'Don't worry, neither can I.'"
Rodney Dangerfield
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"I tried to join the Boy Scouts. They said, 'You're too much of a boy and not enough of a scout.'"
Rodney Dangerfield
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"My wife told me to take out the trash. I said, 'Sure, where do you want to go?'"
Rodney Dangerfield
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"I went to my barber. He said, 'How do you want your hair cut?' I said, 'In silence.'"
Rodney Dangerfield
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"I'm reading a book on the history of glue. Can't put it down."
Rodney Dangerfield
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"I went to confession. I said, 'Forgive me, Father, I've sinned.' He said, 'I know. I've met your wife.'"
Rodney Dangerfield
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"My psychiatrist said I was crazy. I said, 'I want a second opinion.' He said, 'Okay, you're ugly too.'"
Rodney Dangerfield
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"I went to a fancy restaurant. The waiter said, 'You look like someone famous.' I said, 'I know. But I'm broke.'"
Rodney Dangerfield
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"My wife's cooking is so bad, the flies chipped in to fix the screen door."
Rodney Dangerfield
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"I went to the doctor. He said, 'You need to relax.' I said, 'I am relaxed.' He said, 'No, that's just your face.'"
Rodney Dangerfield