Common sense and a sense of humor are the same thing, moving at different speeds. A sense of humor is just common sense, dancing.
Humor is everywhere in that there’s irony in just about anything a human does.
Imagination was given to man to compensate him for what he is not; a sense of humor to console him for what he is.
Humor is mankind’s greatest blessing.
I have seen what a laugh can do. It can transform almost unbearable tears into something bearable, even hopeful.
When humor goes, there goes civilization.
A joke’s a very serious thing.
I have a fine sense of the ridiculous, but no sense of humor.
I don’t think it’s possible to have a sense of tragedy without having a sense of humor.
If I had no sense of humor, I would long ago have committed suicide.
Humor is laughing at what you haven’t got when you ought to have it.
I realize that humor isn’t for everyone. It’s only for people who want to have fun, enjoy life, and feel alive.
I can imagine no more comfortable frame of mind for the conduct of life than a humorous resignation.
I think the scariest person in the world is the person with no sense of humor.
A sense of humor is a major defense against minor troubles.
The duty of comedy is to correct men by amusing them.
Good humor is a tonic for mind and body. It is the best antidote for anxiety and depression. It is a business asset. It attracts and keeps friends. It lightens human burdens. It is the direct route to serenity and contentment.
I love people who make me laugh. I honestly think it’s the thing I like most, to laugh. It cures a multitude of ills. It’s probably the most important thing in a person.
Humor brings insight and tolerance. Irony brings a deeper and less friendly understanding.
Get well cards have become so humorous that if you don’t get sick you’re missing half the fun.
From there to here, and here to there, funny things are everywhere.
Sometimes in the most tragic situation, something just profoundly funny happens.
Humor is reason gone mad.
Comedy, we may say, is society protecting itself – with a smile.
I think God has a tremendous sense of humor.
