Humor Quotes

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

21194 quotes

B
"Pneumatic bliss."
Bernard Marx
Y
"You're right, you're right, I'm crazy. But it's not my fault."
Yossarian
Y
"That's what I love about these docs, the way they always help each other out."
Yossarian
C
"Forgive me, sir, but I'm not quite sure what you mean."
Chaplain Tappman
B
"Poo-tee-weet?"
Billy Pilgrim
B
"You know what the good news is? I'm pooped. But so what? Everybody in the Universe is pooped at one time or another."
Billy Pilgrim
B
"That is a very Earthling thing to do, isn't it?"
Billy Pilgrim
B
"Congratulations. I'm a spastic. I'm spastic."
Billy Pilgrim
M
"When I grow up, I want to be a kamikaze pilot."
Milo Minderbinder
Y
"Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them."
Yossarian
C
"The correct way to walk is directly ahead."
Colonel Cathcart
Y
"Some men are born; some achieve greatness; and some have greatness thrust upon them."
Yossarian
D
"Man is matter. Who else in the family has jowls?"
Doc Daneeka
Y
"You're wasting your time with Orr. He's crazy."
Yossarian
K
"We are here on Earth to fart around"
Kurt Vonnegut
Y
"He laughed and laughed and laughed."
Yossarian
Y
"That's funny, that's funny."
Yossarian
S
"Don't you know that a Catalan is only happy when he is fighting with a Catalan?"
Samuel Hamilton
Y
"Some people are born crazy. I mean, they make Catch-22 look rational."
Yossarian
Y
"Clevinger was a dope."
Yossarian
C
"That's funny, that's very funny, but I don't like the idea at all."
Colonel Cathcart
B
"She was as devoid of wit as a sidewalk."
Billy Pilgrim
M
"That's what I love about you fellows in the service, you're all so noble."
Milo Minderbinder
P
"You don't half look a mess."
Piggy
B
"We are here on Earth to fart around, and don't let anybody tell you different."
Billy Pilgrim
Y
"The only way to survive is to laugh at death."
Yossarian
Y
"That's what I love about the Army - it's got no sense of humor."
Yossarian
C
"I'm a fiend about consistency."
Colonel Cathcart
Y
"The world is full of imbeciles and the only way to survive is to laugh."
Yossarian
B
"Laugh or cry? Funny or sad? It's all in how you look at things."
Billy Pilgrim