Humor Quotes

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

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"Humor is the antidote to despair."
Mike Royko
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"People seem to enjoy things more when they know a lot of other people are also forced to endure the same thing."
Russell Baker
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"If God had intended for us to fly, He would have given us tickets."
Russell Baker
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"A day without laughter is a day wasted."
Russell Baker
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"Misquotation is, in fact, the pride and privilege of the learned."
Russell Baker
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"Children rarely misquote you. In fact, they usually repeat word for word what you shouldn't have said."
Russell Baker
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"Society is held together by gossip and duct tape in equal measure."
Russell Baker
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"To live without humor is to live without hope."
Russell Baker
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"Four hoagies, two large fries, and a chocolate shake."
Ann Landers
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"Never under any circumstances take a sleeping pill and a laxative on the same night."
Ann Landers
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"Money can't buy you love, but it can buy you a jet ski. Ever seen a miserable person on a jet ski?"
Ann Landers
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"Knowledge is power, and power corrupts, so study hard and be evil."
Ann Landers
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"The best way to get the right answer on the internet is not to ask a question, but to post the wrong answer."
Ann Landers
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"Divorce is expensive because it's worth it."
Ann Landers
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"Childhood is a disease from which everyone recovers."
Ann Landers
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"Anybody who says money can't buy happiness never paid an electric bill by candlelight."
Ann Landers
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"A laugh is a sign of faith in life."
Ludwig Wittgenstein
"The one who sees emptiness and laughs has found the key."
Lao Tzu
"Humor is the ability to laugh at what frightens you."
Lao Tzu
"Laughter is the shortest distance between two souls."
Lao Tzu
"People who say they sleep like a baby usually don't have one."
Dear Abby
"The most wasted day of all is that on which one has not laughed."
Dear Abby
"If you are no fun, you will not be re-elected."
Dear Abby
"If your parents didn't have any children, you probably won't either."
Dear Abby
"The best time to wear a striped sweater is all the time."
Dear Abby
"If you must choose between two evils, pick the one you've never tried before."
Dear Abby
"An alcoholic is someone you don't like who drinks as much as you do."
Dear Abby
"If you don't have anything nice to say, come sit by me."
Dear Abby
"The surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that it hasn't tried to contact us."
Dear Abby
"Confidence is 10 percent hard work and 90 percent delusion."
Dear Abby