Humor Quotes

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

21194 quotes

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"I have always maintained that existence is comedy."
William S. Burroughs
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"There is a cosmic joke and we are on the receiving end."
William S. Burroughs
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"Democracy! Bah! When I hear that word I reach for my feather boa"
Allen Ginsberg
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"Democracy means everybody has a chance to beat me to the draw"
Allen Ginsberg
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"Laughter is the cure for despair"
Allen Ginsberg
"We are here on Earth to fart around, and don't let anybody tell you different."
Kurt Vonnegut
"Maturity is a bitter disappointment for which no remedy exists, unless laughter can be said to be a remedy."
Kurt Vonnegut
"Laughter is good medicine, especially when you're not a doctor."
Kurt Vonnegut
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"When I grow up, I want to be a little boy."
Joseph Heller
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"We laugh so we do not cry."
Joseph Heller
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"Humor is tragedy plus time."
Joseph Heller
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"Stupidity is the only thing that transcends all cultures."
William S. Burroughs
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"Humor is the weapon of the wise against the tyranny of the powerful."
Norman Mailer
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"It really does. It kills me."
J.D. Salinger
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"It's funny. It really is."
J.D. Salinger
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"It kills me. It always kills me."
J.D. Salinger
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"I'm the most terrific liar you ever saw in your life."
J.D. Salinger
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"Democracy! Bah! When I hear that word I reach for my feather boa in self defense"
Allen Ginsberg
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"Humor is the best medicine for the soul."
William Carlos Williams
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"Laughter is the best response to adversity."
William Carlos Williams
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"He had the greatest laugh I ever heard."
Jack Kerouac
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"When life gives you lemons make lemonade and find someone whose life has given them vodka"
e.e. cummings
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"Here is little Effie's head whose brains are made of gingerbread"
e.e. cummings
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"Humor is the spice of life."
Hart Crane
"The only way to cope with something deadly serious is to treat it a little bit lightly."
Kurt Vonnegut
"Vegetarians are going to feel really stupid someday, sitting in their small, grave-like compartments."
Kurt Vonnegut
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"It really does. It kills me."
J.D. Salinger
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"That killed me absolutely."
J.D. Salinger
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"I'm quite sarcastic in my own way, too."
J.D. Salinger
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"That killed me absolutely dead."
J.D. Salinger