Humor Quotes

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

21194 quotes

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"The humorist and the saint see the same truth from different angles; both point toward what is real."
Saint Peter
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"Humor that hurts another is not true humor; it is cruelty in disguise."
Saint Peter
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"Humor, when used with purpose, reveals truth in ways that solemnity never can."
Abraham
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"The best humor often contains the deepest truths about the human condition."
Abraham
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"Humor that mocks the suffering of others is the laughter of demons."
Zoroaster
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"In laughter and tears, the human spirit reveals its eternal nature."
Zoroaster
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"I think people are funnier when they're vulnerable and when they're broken."
Amy Poehler
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"Take your career seriously but not yourself."
Amy Poehler
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"Protect your sense of humor at all costs."
Amy Poehler
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"I believe in the power of laughter."
Amy Poehler
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"Humor is wisdom's closest companion; both see what others overlook."
Abraham
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"If you want to make an audience laugh, you have to make fun of something they care about."
Tina Fey
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"I just do what I think is funny and what I think is the right thing to do."
Tina Fey
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"There are two types of people: those who love 'Glee' and those who don't."
Tina Fey
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"I like trying to find the real humor in situations."
Tina Fey
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"Humor at the expense of truth is merely the cackle of folly."
Zoroaster
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"The only honest art form is laughter, comedy. You can't fake it."
Lenny Bruce
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"Comedy is medicine."
Lenny Bruce
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"All my humor is based on destruction and despair."
Lenny Bruce
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"I won't say ours was a tough school, but we had our own coroner."
Lenny Bruce
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"Laughter is the only catharsis."
Lenny Bruce
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"The problem with reality is the lack of background music."
Lenny Bruce
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"Comedy is the best way to tell the truth about injustice."
Lenny Bruce
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"You can't make people laugh at the truth unless you understand it first."
Lenny Bruce
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"The role of comedy is to expose hypocrisy."
Lenny Bruce
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"Life is a sexually transmitted disease."
Lenny Bruce
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"The role of the comedian is to show us the uncomfortable truth."
Lenny Bruce
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"Comedy is the art of looking at society and saying the truth."
Lenny Bruce
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"Comedy is my way of fighting oppression."
Lenny Bruce
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"I'm not a role model; I'm just a guy telling jokes."
Lenny Bruce