Quotes of: Sense-of-humor Keyword

The novel is born not of the theoretical spirit but of the spirit of humor.

The Art of the Novel

...the distance needed for humor is always missing from dreams.

The Sorrows of an American

Gallows humor is part of having a doctor in the house. Deal with it.

Lover Enshrined

Humor was a good way to hide the pain.

The Lost Hero

Dogs are like kids. Cats are like roommates.

A Treasury of Pet Humor

Hope for the best, survive the worst, find humor wherever you can.

Claire Scovell LaZebnik

Humor is a prelude to faith, and laughter is the beginning of prayer.

Reinhold Niebuhr

I think what is important for things to be funny is if you the listener, or the reader, get a chance to supply the humor of it yourself.

Ian Frazier

Laughter, and the broader category of humor, are key elements in helping us go on with our life after a loss.

Allen Klein

I find any sort of acting that doesn't have any humor in it is mind-numbingly boring. 'Serious acting' is the kind of acting that I don't ever respond to.

Andrew Scott

In sitcoms, the women are so beautiful, understanding and well-bred. They have humor, but sort of display it with a twinkle of the eye and not a guffaw. But there's no juice in that for me.

Bea Arthur

I think that what comes through in Chicago humor is the affection. Even though you're poking fun at someone or something, there's still an affection for it.

Bob Newhart

I always thought the biggest failing of Americans was their lack of irony. They are very serious there! Naturally, there are exceptions... the Jewish, Italian, and Irish humor of the East Coast.

Colin Firth

Humor, humility, and, of course, honesty, all are qualities that work in public and cultural diplomacy.

Cynthia P. Schneider

A pun is the lowest form of humor, unless you thought of it yourself.

Doug Larson

Political correctness? In my humor, I never talk about politics. I was never much into all that.

Don Rickles

Incongruity, they say, is one of the main ingredients of humor. Maybe it's because everybody can feel superior to me. I honestly don't know.

Emmett Kelly

Next to power without honor, the most dangerous thing in the world is power without humor.

Eric Sevareid

Analyzing humor is like dissecting a frog. Few people are interested and the frog dies of it.

E. B. White

Daddy was hilarious. He could take the most mundane event and tell it so that we all on the floor laughing. He trained me in the joys of humor.

Karen DeCrow

Humor is such a wonderful thing, helping you realize what a fool you are but how beautiful that is at the same time.

Lynda Barry