Humor Quotes

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

21194 quotes

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"People will accept your ideas much more readily if you tell them Benjamin Franklin said it first."
Andy Rooney
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"One day you read about all the people who died from smoking, and the next day you want a whipping boy."
Andy Rooney
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"I think we take ourselves too seriously and the things that really matter not seriously enough."
Andy Rooney
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"Humor is how we cope with the hardest truths."
Andy Rooney
"Humor is the best medicine for the soul."
Diane Sawyer
"Humor helps us see life's absurdities clearly."
Diane Sawyer
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"Humor is one of life's greatest gifts."
Bob Schieffer
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"Laughter is the best medicine."
Bob Schieffer
"Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity."
Katie Couric
"Humor is how we survive what would otherwise break us."
Diane Sawyer
"Humor is truth told slant, with a wink and a smile."
Mike Wallace
"Humor is one of humanity's greatest gifts."
Katie Couric
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"The average dog is a nicer person than the average person."
Andy Rooney
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"Guns don't kill people. People kill people. And monkeys kill people too—if they have guns."
Andy Rooney
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"Most advice is unwarranted and usually given by people who are too dumb themselves."
Andy Rooney
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"I never understood why people take life so seriously—it's not like we're going to get out of it alive."
Andy Rooney
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"Most of us die from a disease called life. It's terminal."
Andy Rooney
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"I think women are much better than men at multi-tasking, except men are better at ignoring things."
Andy Rooney
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"I believe in getting up early, and I usually do. I just don't do it often."
Andy Rooney
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"I try not to give advice unless someone asks for it, and then I feel bad because they didn't ask."
Andy Rooney
A
"The only thing worse than having a bad memory is not remembering it."
Andy Rooney
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"The American custom of tipping was invented by the devil."
Tom Wolfe
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"Humor is the weapon of the powerless."
Tom Wolfe
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"Life is too short to be serious all the time."
Walter Matthau
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"I'm not afraid of death. I just don't want to be there when it happens."
Walter Matthau
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"A good laugh is better than any medicine."
Walter Matthau
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"Laughter is the best medicine for the soul."
Walter Matthau
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"Humor is the best defense against despair."
Walter Matthau
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"Laughter connects us all."
Walter Matthau
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"Owners of dogs will have noticed that, if you provide them with food and water and shelter and affection, they will think you are God."
Christopher Hitchens