Humor Quotes

264. The man with the real sense of humor is the man who can put himself in the spectator’s place and laugh at his own misfortune.

^{Bert Williams}

265. Hateful words stand no chance against self-worth and a little of humor.

^{Iskra Lawrence}

266. Humor can prove to be the conversational lubricant you need to remove the tension from the most unpleasant management- and accountability-related conversations.

^{Clay Clark}

267. True humor springs not more from the head than from the heart. It is not contempt; its essence is love. It issues not in laughter, but in still smiles, which lie far deeper.

^{Thomas Carlyle}

268. We will take almost any kind of criticism except the observation that we have no sense of humor.

^{Steve Allen}

269. In my opinion, I think sarcasm and humor in a song, without turning it into a novelty song, is really charming.

^{Alanis Morissette}

270. I certainly didn’t say while writing ‘Gossip Girl,’ ‘Oh this is going to be big!’ It was really like, ‘Oh god, everyone’s gong to hate these people! They’re so bratty!’ But I actually think what is so appealing about them is the humor in them.

^{Cecily von Ziegesar}

271. Wit is a weapon. Jokes are a masculine way of inflicting superiority. But humor is the pursuit of a gentle grin, usually in solitude.

^{Frank Muir}

272. Good acting is thinking in front of the camera. I just do that and apply a sense of humor to it. You have to trust the audience to get it.

^{Charles Grodin}

273. Stephen King has inspired me with his humor and honesty, and his admonition that the author’s job is to tell the truth.

^{Barry Eisler}

274. I have a good sense of humor. I think everything we do should have whimsy in it.

^{Judith Leiber}

275. You are not just a funny person or just a journalist. Most people are hybrids of having a smart opinion and a great sense of humor.

^{Katie Nolan}

276. There’s a certain type of character that you can’t help but come in contact with growing up and living in Brooklyn and Long Island. A certain mixture of moxie, heart, and a wise guy sense of humor.

^{Steve Buscemi}

277. I really wouldn’t want to live in America. I found New York claustrophobic and dirty. I missed England when I was there, simple things like smells and the British sense of humor.

^{Jonny Lee Miller}

278. Americans are pragmatic, relatively uncomplicated, hearty and given to broad humor.

^{Herb Caen}

279. I think hip-hop does a very good job of infusing comedy and humor and wit into music, a lot more than other genres.

^{Carrie Brownstein}

280. I like to deal with EVERY aspect of our condition, and that means terror and humor in equal mix. Some books have more room for humor than others.

^{Dean Koontz}

281. Humor is not a sign of weakness. In fact, humor can be your greatest asset in the face of tragedy.

^{Lee Corso}

282. It’s our most underrated value, I think, as human beings is our sense of humor. It’s how we choose our friends.

^{Philip Rosenthal}

283. Sometimes I used to think to myself, ‘Have I lost a sense of humor?’ but I don’t think that I have. I think one can be as snarky and sarcastic as lots of people, but I have never found that it makes me particularly happy.

^{Kenneth Branagh}

284. I have been a big fan of the ‘Fast and the Furious’ franchise. The films are fast-paced, fun and keep the audience involved. There is a great mix of humor and action, something I really appreciate.

^{Tony Jaa}

285. The love of truth lies at the root of much humor.

^{Robertson Davies}

286. I don’t think you can define how you acquire your imagination any more than you can define why one person has a sense of humor and another doesn’t. But I certainly would lean to the side that says all those solitary hours of daydreaming were a kind of training for poetry.

^{James Tate}

287. Wit and playfulness represent a desperately serious transcendence of evil. Humor is both a form of wisdom and a means of survival.

^{Tom Robbins}

288. My wheelhouse is intense characters who have a certain sympathetic streak and also a sense of humor.

^{Billy Bob Thornton}

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

^{Claire Scovell LaZebnik}

290. Love, as wonderful and horrible as it is, has at its center a kind of pitiful humor.

^{Tim O’Brien}

291. There’s not too much Edge in Adam Copeland, but there’s a little bit of my sarcasm and my sense of humor, I guess, but I’m not a sleazy, raving maniac like the character of Edge could be.

^Edge

292. For me, I really love ‘Tim and Eric’ and ‘Dr. Steve Brule’ and a lot of the Adult Swim shows, so I like strange, weird, sometimes slightly upsetting humor.

^{Gillian Jacobs}

293. People of humor are always in some degree people of genius.

^{Samuel Taylor Coleridge}

294. I love the diversity of America. I love the plain, normal sense of humor Americans have. It is not wicked, like in some countries. And I also love how new America is.

^{Antonio Banderas}

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

^{Eric Sevareid}

296. The difference between me as Brian Warner or Marilyn Manson is just words. Same personality, sensibility, sense of humor, behavior. He is me.

^{Marilyn Manson}

297. A woman has to be intelligent, have charm, a sense of humor, and be kind. It’s the same qualities I require from a man.

^{Catherine Deneuve}

298. Comedy is still alive, and there are still funny people. Jews are still overrepresented in comedy and psychiatry and underrepresented in the priesthood. That immigrant Jewish humor is still with us.

^{Robert Klein}

299. Somebody says, ‘Do a Tom Bodett, a folksy kind of thing,’ and it sounds like something out of ‘Hee Haw,’ very insulting. They turn wry humor into disparaging sarcasm, and you get what amounts to insulting advertising.

^{Tom Bodett}

300. I don’t really have a type. I don’t want to be a cliche. But personality is a big thing for me. You can find cute guys all over. But he’s got to have some sort of sense of humor, which is so hard to find in a guy. He’s got to be a bit smart.

^{Zara Larsson}

301. You know, I’m Australian, and we have got the worst sense of humor. We are cruel to each other.

^{Steve Irwin}

302. I’ve always littered my songs with jokes. You might need to dig a little deeper to find the humor, but I would totally object to being some kind of distraught personality. I’ve never tried to attach myself to that.

^{Cass McCombs}

303. Bands from Akron have a sense of humor and don’t tend to take themselves too seriously.

^{Dan Auerbach}

304. I like a man who can be a real friend, has a good sense of humor, a good pair of shoes and a healthy gold card.

^{Victoria Beckham}

305. The only way I could get comfortable around people was to make them laugh. I was an obedient girl, and humor was my one form of rebellion. I used comedy to deflect. Like, ‘Hey, check out my zit!’ – you know, making fun of yourself before someone else has a chance to.

^{Tina Fey}

306. Life is tragic comedy, in a way. There is humor.

^{Tcheky Karyo}

307. It’s good to be able to laugh at yourself and the problems you face in life. Sense of humor can save you.

^{Margaret Cho}

308. I love Sell Out, I think it’s great. I love the jingles. The whole thing as an album is a wonderful piece of work. The cover. Everything about it. It’s got humor, great songs, irony.

^{Roger Daltrey}

309. All I do is have fun. When I’m not working, it’s about making people laugh. I love making jokes about things. Even when someone’s mad at me, I’ll deflect anger with humor. My days are filled with laughter. If I’m not laughing, I’m not happy.

^{Drew Fuller}

310. I don’t think arrested-adolescent humor will fade. Maybe the form will change, but I guarantee its replacement will still be based in immature behavior from mature figures.

^{Adam McKay}

311. I need a woman to have a quirky sense of humor. There’s a bunch of jokes I use, and if she doesn’t get them, she’s probably not for me.

^{Matthew Perry}

312. I think ‘Country Girl’ is one song that can veer into country or hip-hop or rap. You can listen to it and enjoy the humor and the fun in it.

^{Luke Bryan}

313. Denzel Washington has a great sense of humor. He did all those ‘Nutty Professor’ movies.

^{Seth MacFarlane}

314. I manage through a sense of humor. We all work hard, and work has to be a really interesting, fun place. And that has to start at the top.

^{Carol Bartz}

315. I’m just very amused by five-year-old humor.

^Kesha

316. I’d probably describe my sense of humor as ‘twisted,’ I guess. It’s not hard to make me laugh, especially when I’m surrounded by my close friends, especially my bandmates.

^{Mac DeMarco}

317. Bathroom humor, fart, and poo poo humor in movies gets a laugh. It’s a pretty easy audience, and that’s been around for ages.

^{Selma Blair}

318. Humor expands our limited picture frame and gets us to see more than just our problem.

^{Allen Klein}