Quotes with humor

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  • Samuel Taylor Coleridge People of humor are always in some degree people of genius.
    Samuel Taylor Coleridge
    English poet and critic (1772 - 1834)
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  • Carmen Electra People who know me know I have a sense of humor that can really push the envelope.
    Carmen Electra
    American actress, model and singer (1972 - )
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  • Bob Newhart People with a sense of humor tend to be less egocentric and more realistic in their view of the world and more humble in moments of success and less defeated in times of travail.
    Bob Newhart
    American stand-up comedian and actor (1929 - )
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  • Bill Forsyth Perhaps naively I thought people understand what humor was, that it was invented by the human race to cope with the dark areas of life, problems and terrors.
    Bill Forsyth
    Scottish film director and writer (1946 - )
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  • Lionel Trilling Probably it is impossible for humor to be ever a revolutionary weapon. Candide can do little more than generate irony.
    Lionel Trilling
    American Critic (1905 - 1975)
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  • Allen Klein Since the goal of my programs is to show audiences how humor can both help them heal as well as deal with not-so-funny stuff, I decided to discuss the events of the previous week, the pain all of us were feeling, and how humor and some laughter might be beneficial.
    Allen Klein
    American businessman, music publisher (1931 - 2009)
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  • Allen Klein Sometimes it takes ten seconds to see some humor in your dilemmas, sometimes ten years.
    Allen Klein
    American businessman, music publisher (1931 - 2009)
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  • Barry Eisler 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
    American novelist
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  • A. Whitney Brown That is the saving grace of humor, if you fail no one is laughing at you.
    A. Whitney Brown
    American writer and comedian (1952 - )
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  • Jim Rohn The challenge of leadership is to be strong, but not rude; be kind, but not weak; be bold, but not bully; be thoughtful, but not lazy; be humble, but not timid; be proud, but not arrogant; have humor, but without folly.
    Jim Rohn
    American entrepreneur, author and motivational speaker (1930 - 2009)
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  • Umberto Eco The comic is the perception of the opposite; humor is the feeling of it.
    Umberto Eco
    Italian writer and critic (1932 - 2016)
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  • Sir William Temple The first glass is for myself, the second for my friends, the third for good humor, and the forth for my enemies.
    Sir William Temple
    British Diplomat, Essayist (1628 - 1699)
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  • Sir William Temple The first ingredient in conversation is truth, the next good sense, the third good humor, and the fourth wit.
    Sir William Temple
    British Diplomat, Essayist (1628 - 1699)
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  • Elizabeth Drew The inspired scribbler always has the gift for gossip in our common usage he or she can always inspire the commonplace with an uncommon flavor, and transform trivialities by some original grace or sympathy or humor or affection.
    Elizabeth Drew
    American political journalist and author (1935 - )
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  • Robertson Davies The love of truth lies at the root of much humor.
    Robertson Davies
    Canadian novelist and journalist (1913 - 1995)
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  • Bert Williams 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 misfortunes.
    The American Magazine, Volume 85
    Bert Williams
    American entertainer and comedian (1874 - 1922)
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  • Samuel Butler The most perfect humor and irony is generally quite unconscious.
    Samuel Butler
    English poet (1835 - 1902)
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  • Arthur Hailey The president of General Motors was in a foul humor.
    Arthur Hailey
    British-Canadian novelist (1920 - 2004)
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  • Billy Gardell The quickest way to defuse fear or insecurity or anger is usually humor. I think comics figure that out quickly, and, once you figure it out, you think, 'Hey, if I can do this and get paid, that would be kind of cool.'
    Billy Gardell
    American stand-up comedian and actor (1969 - )
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  • Bob Newhart The schizophrenic has no sense of humor. His world is a constantly daunting, unfriendly place.
    Bob Newhart
    American stand-up comedian and actor (1929 - )
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