Humor Quotes

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

21194 quotes

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"Humor heals what seriousness cannot touch."
Maarten Schmidt
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"One should not work on semiconductors, that is a filthy mess; who knows whether they really exist."
Murray Gell-Mann
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"Gell-Mann's law states that the more trivial the subject, the longer the discussion."
Murray Gell-Mann
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"Humor and science are not incompatible - both require a creative mind."
Murray Gell-Mann
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"Humor is the spice that makes the bitter moments of life bearable."
Robert Wilson
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"The universe has a sense of irony and humor."
John Wheeler
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"Humor is the mind's way of coping with the incomprehensible."
Murray Gell-Mann
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"The question that sometimes drives me hazy is: am I or are the others crazy?"
Freeman Dyson
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"We are here on Earth to help others. What the others are here for, I don't know."
Freeman Dyson
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"The universe is fundamentally playful, not serious."
Freeman Dyson
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"The universe seems designed with a sense of humor."
John Wheeler
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"Humor is the light by which we see ourselves clearly without pain."
Maarten Schmidt
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"Humor is truth seen from an unexpected angle."
Maarten Schmidt
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"Humor is the spice that makes life bearable and relationships possible."
Freeman Dyson
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"The universe has a sense of humor that we're only beginning to understand."
Arno Penzias
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"Humor reveals truth through the crack in seriousness."
Robert Wilson
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"Humor disarms the defenses of the heart."
Robert Wilson
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"You put your hand on a hot stove for a minute, and it seems like an hour. Sit with a pretty girl for an hour, and it seems like a minute. That's relativity."
John Wheeler
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"Humor is wisdom with a smile, tragedy viewed from a distance."
Robert Wilson
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"Humor helps us cope with the difficulties of existence."
Leon Lederman
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"Laughter is medicine for the weary soul."
Leon Lederman
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"Humor is wisdom wrapped in laughter."
Simon van der Meer
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"Humor reveals truth in unexpected ways."
Simon van der Meer
"Aerodynamically, the bumble bee shouldn't be able to fly, but the bumble bee doesn't know it so it goes on flying anyway."
Carlo Rubbia
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"Humor keeps perspective during difficult research."
François Englert
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"Humor often reveals truths that serious discourse cannot touch."
Fred Hoyle
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"Humor is wisdom dressed in the clothes of lightness."
Fred Hoyle
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"Nature has a sense of humor - you just have to look for it."
Leon Lederman
"Humor in science reminds us not to take ourselves too seriously."
Carlo Rubbia
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"Humor lightens the burden of long days spent on challenging problems."
Shinya Yamanaka