Humor Quotes

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

21194 quotes

T
"If you haven't lost your temper, the day is wasted."
T.S. Eliot
T
"If you are not amused, I shall not continue."
T.S. Eliot
"Humor is often the mask worn by deeper truth."
Sherwood Anderson
"Humor conceals the depth of the human heart."
Sherwood Anderson
G
"Being bored is not interesting."
Gertrude Stein
G
"Humor is truth with clothes on."
Gertrude Stein
B
"Laughter is the shortest distance between two people."
Booth Tarkington
B
"Humor is the antidote to despair and the companion of wisdom."
Booth Tarkington
B
"Humor is the spice of life; without it, all becomes bland."
Booth Tarkington
R
"The brain is a wonderful organ; it starts working the moment you get up in the morning and does not stop until you get into the office."
Robert Frost
R
"Being the boss anywhere is lonely, but being the boss in your own home is impossible."
Robert Frost
R
"I went to the doctor and told him I felt bad. He said, 'You ARE bad,' so I went home."
Robert Frost
R
"A jury consists of twelve persons chosen to decide who has the better lawyer."
Robert Frost
R
"The biggest reason I don't like intelligent people is that they are always trying to prove they are intelligent."
Robert Frost
R
"Life is too important to be taken seriously."
Robert Frost
R
"Don't worry about the world coming to an end today; it's already tomorrow in Australia."
Robert Frost
"The greatest invention of the American people is the four-day weekend."
Carl Sandburg
T
"How unpleasant to meet Mr. Eliot with his features of clerical cut."
T.S. Eliot
T
"One must have a sense of humor to survive."
T.S. Eliot
"Laughter is the recognition of absurdity."
Sherwood Anderson
B
"Youth is a wonderful thing; what a crime to waste it on children."
Booth Tarkington
R
"The brain is a wonderful organ; it starts working the moment you get up in the morning and does not stop until you get into the office."
Robert Frost
R
"You can't trust poets to be consistent."
Robert Frost
R
"Laughter is the best medicine for the soul."
Robert Frost
G
"It is funny the two things most discussed are the weather and health."
Gertrude Stein
G
"You look ridiculous if you dance. You look ridiculous if you don't dance. So you might as well dance."
Gertrude Stein
G
"I understand you undertake to overthrow my undertaking."
Gertrude Stein
G
"Shut up he explained."
Gertrude Stein
G
"It's funny when you think you're a particular person you're wrong."
Gertrude Stein
G
"I tell him he is a fool but he does not pay any attention to me."
Gertrude Stein