Humor Quotes

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

21194 quotes

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"In humor, I have found relief from the weight of ambition and expectation."
Isambard Kingdom Brunel
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"The best measure of a man's honesty isn't his income tax return. It's the zero adjust on his bathroom scale."
James Cash Penney
"Life is too brief not to engage in work that matters and that will outlive us."
Jedediah Strutt
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"Humor lightens the burden of difficult tasks."
George Stephenson
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"Humor is the oil that lubricates life."
Owen D. Young
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"Humor is the spice of life; without it, even the sweetest grows bland."
Marshall Field
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"Humor heals what seriousness cannot touch."
Marshall Field
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"The humor in life often masks profound truths."
Harvey Firestone
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"A man who cannot laugh at himself is a man who does not know himself."
James Cash Penney
"I never do today what I can put off until tomorrow."
John D. Rockefeller Jr.
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"Humor is the soul's way of coping with difficulty."
Guglielmo Marconi
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"Humor is wisdom that has learned to laugh at itself."
Owen D. Young
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"The penalty of success is to be bored by the attentions of people who formerly snubbed you."
Alfred P. Sloan
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"Humor is the oil that lubricates even the hardest working organization, making friction bearable."
James Cash Penney
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"Humor is the spice of life."
George Eastman
"Save a little money each month, and when you get to fifty, you'll be surprised at how little you have."
John D. Rockefeller Jr.
"To succeed in life you need just two things: ignorance and confidence."
John D. Rockefeller Jr.
"Humor is nature's way of helping us cope with life's challenges."
John D. Rockefeller Jr.
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"A man without humor is a man without hope."
Walter Chrysler
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"Humor is wisdom wrapped in joy and delivered with grace."
Harvey Firestone
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"Humor is the grace that allows us to laugh at our follies without losing hope."
Owen D. Young
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"I found humor in the absurdity of people doubting the obvious"
Guglielmo Marconi
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"Humor is the courage to laugh at what terrifies others"
Guglielmo Marconi
"A sense of humor is essential to maintaining one's sanity."
John D. Rockefeller Jr.
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"Any customer can have a car painted any color that he wants so long as it is black."
Henry Ford
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"The only thing you have to fear is fear itself... and not having a car."
Henry Ford
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"Exercise is bunk. If you are in good health, you don't need it."
Henry Ford
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"The wages of sin is death, but by that time you are so dead you do not even collect the wages."
Henry Ford
"I am convinced that laughter and humor are essential to a well-lived life."
John D. Rockefeller Jr.
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"Humor is the bridge that connects hearts across differences."
George Eastman