Humor Quotes

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

21194 quotes

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"A woman drove me to drink, and I'm eternally grateful."
W.C. Fields
W
"The only thing I like better than talking about myself is listening to other people talk about me."
W.C. Fields
W
"I've had a perfectly wonderful evening, but this wasn't it."
W.C. Fields
W
"Golf is a game where the ball lies poorly and the players lie well."
W.C. Fields
W
"Some weasel took the cork out of my lunch."
W.C. Fields
W
"A man must learn to laugh at himself, otherwise he'll die angry."
W.C. Fields
W
"I prefer temperance, but I'm willing to be intemperate about it."
W.C. Fields
W
"I cook with wine, sometimes I even add it to the food."
W.C. Fields
W
"A woman is just as funny as a man, and in many cases funnier."
W.C. Fields
W
"The reason I can't explain it to you is because you lack the brains to understand it."
W.C. Fields
W
"Laughter is the shortest distance between two people."
W.C. Fields
W
"I've always been a believer in the power of positive drinking."
W.C. Fields
W
"The meek shall inherit the earth, but not the mineral rights."
W.C. Fields
W
"I've spent my entire life trying to impress people, and the only thing I've impressed is my need for a drink."
W.C. Fields
B
"The best gag is the one that comes naturally from the situation and character."
Buster Keaton
B
"Comedy is tragedy plus time, but it's also tragedy minus self-pity."
Buster Keaton
B
"I never smile at the camera—I let the audience smile for me."
Buster Keaton
B
"Humor without heart is just noise."
Buster Keaton
B
"Humor is the mask we wear to tell the truth."
Buster Keaton
"Humor often masks the deeper issues we're unwilling to address directly."
Albert Ellis
W
"Humor is the wisdom of perspective."
Walter Mischel
R
"Humor is the greatest form of happiness and the best medicine for the soul."
Robert McCrae
R
"Laughter is the shortest distance between two people."
Robert McCrae
"Humor is a sign of mental health and emotional flexibility."
Albert Ellis
"Humor often reveals uncomfortable truths in an accessible way."
Albert Ellis
A
"Humor is wisdom in disguise laughing at itself."
Aaron Beck
A
"Humor is the mind's way of processing pain into perspective."
Aaron Beck
C
"Humor is the best medicine for a troubled soul."
Costa Paul
"Humor is the ability to see absurdity without despair."
Albert Ellis
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"Humor preference is a reliable personality indicator"
Hans Eysenck