Humor Quotes

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

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"My husband says I've got the greatest memory of anyone he's ever known - I can remember things that never happened."
Gracie Allen
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"I once asked a man how many wives he had had. He replied, 'Mine, yours, and the next one I'm planning.'"
Gracie Allen
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"I once told a man he was boring, and he asked me to elaborate."
Gracie Allen
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"I'm not very good at keeping secrets, but I'm excellent at not telling them."
Gracie Allen
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"I once asked God why he made so many stupid people, and he said it was for proportions."
Gracie Allen
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"I once said that marriage is like a deck of cards. You start with two hearts and a diamond, then wish for a club."
Gracie Allen
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"I believe that laughter is the best medicine for most things."
Gracie Allen
"I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it."
Mae West
"When I'm good, I'm very good. But when I'm bad, I'm better."
Mae West
"Goodness had nothing to do with it, dearie."
Mae West
"Why should I leave the best for last? I like to enjoy it while I still have my teeth."
Mae West
"I used to be Snow White, but I drifted."
Mae West
"Between two evils, I always pick the one I never tried before."
Mae West
"Every man I meet wants to protect me. I can't figure out what from."
Mae West
"When choosing between two evils, I like to try the one I've never experienced before."
Mae West
"To err is human, but it feels divine."
Mae West
"I like my men like I like my whiskey - strong, intelligent, and twelve years old."
Mae West
"I prefer younger men. Their crimes are more recent."
Mae West
"I think I've been monogamous once or twice."
Mae West
"Do you have any experience? None whatsoever."
Mae West
"Brains are an asset, if you hide them."
Mae West
"I only have time for the essentials - and sex is essential."
Mae West
"God is love, but get it in writing."
Mae West
"Save a horse, ride a cowboy."
Mae West
"Opportunity knocks softly - I had the radio on."
Mae West
"A hot time in the old town would kill you."
Mae West
"When I'm in a mood, I believe whatever I want to believe."
Mae West
"My dear, I don't give a damn."
Mae West
"I like restraint, if it doesn't go too far."
Mae West
"Virtue is its own reward, and vice is too."
Mae West