Fields (W. C.) was much more than just a comedian. he was one of the great creators of theatre humour, as Mark Twain was of literary humour. His use of his voice was masterful. The wheezy twang he developed is unforgettable, as is the mixture of back alley and drawing room in his whole approach […]
Humor Quotes
There’s nothing like a gleam of humor to reassure you that a fellow human being is ticking inside a strange face.
For health and the constant enjoyment of life, give me a keen and ever-present sense of humor; it is the next best thing to an abiding faith in providence.
The satirist shoots to kill while the humorist brings his prey back alive and eventually releases him again for another chance.
One doesn’t have a sense of humor. It has you.
The man who sees the consistency in things is a wit. The man who sees the inconsistency in things is a humorist.
Their demeanour is invariably morose, sullen, clownish and repulsive. I should think there is not, on the face of the earth, a people so entirely destitute of humor, vivacity, or the capacity for enjoyment. (about Americans)
Humor is a drug which it’s the fashion to abuse.
There was something that He hid from all men when He went up a mountain to pray. There was something that He covered constantly by abrupt silence or impetuous isolation. There was some one thing that was too great for God to show us when He walked upon our earth; and I have sometimes fancied […]
All the same, I leave no stone unturned and do not give up my sense of humor. . . God created the donkey and gave him a thick hide.
