Humor Quotes

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

21194 quotes

F
"You're a jerk, Dent"
Ford Prefect
C
"Algernon was always smarter than me. At least she had an excuse when she failed."
Charlie Gordon
P
"These pretzels are making me thirsty."
Paul Atreides
A
"It's unpleasantly like being drunk."
Arthur Dent
A
"I may be a sorry case, but I don't write jokes in base thirteen."
Arthur Dent
D
"I am the most incurably lazy devil that ever lived."
Dr. John Watson
S
"I never remember faces. It is the second most useful thing in my profession."
Sherlock Holmes
S
"I cannot agree with those who rank modesty among the virtues."
Sherlock Holmes
D
"The red-headed men of Great Britain were much agitated by this announcement."
Dr. John Watson
M
"I may be a sorry case, but I don't write jokes in base thirteen."
Marvin the Paranoid Android
M
"Would you like me to sit in the corner and think about what I've done?"
Marvin the Paranoid Android
F
"You know what they call a Quarter Pounder with Cheese in Pram 5?"
Ford Prefect
A
"Why does it always have to be spaceships?"
Arthur Dent
S
"Now, Watson, you do not propose to eat anymore?"
Sherlock Holmes
D
"There is a grim humor in the situation that suggests this is not merely a casual matter."
Dr. John Watson
F
"I may be a sorry case, but I don't write jokes in base thirteen."
Ford Prefect
A
"Would it save you a lot of time if I just gave up and went mad now?"
Arthur Dent
M
"I think you ought to know I'm feeling very depressed."
Marvin the Paranoid Android
F
"You know, it's at times like this, when I'm trapped in a Vogon airlock with nothing but a cup of tea and a biscuit, that I really wish I'd listened to what my mother told me."
Ford Prefect
A
"A cup of tea would be very welcome."
Arthur Dent
A
"If it tastes like this I'm not staying."
Arthur Dent
F
"He's mad as a comet."
Ford Prefect
C
"There is humor even in tragedy, if one looks for it"
Charlie Gordon
H
"A census taker once tried to test me. I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice chianti."
Hannibal Lecter
H
"I do wish we could chat longer, but I'm having an old friend for dinner."
Hannibal Lecter
J
"It is a curious thing that religious people never laugh at themselves."
Jonathan Livingston Seagull
T
"Grown-ups love figures"
The Narrator (Pilot)
M
"I'm being paid by Western Electric to die."
Morrie Schwartz
T
"Blessed are those who can laugh at themselves, for they shall never cease to be amused."
The Prophet (Almustafa)
T
"Grown-ups love figures."
The Narrator (Pilot)