501 private quotes tagged humor

“If you're that hypersensitive about color and don't have a sense of humor, don't marry out of your race.” — Laura Schlessinger

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“The humor section is the last place an author wants to be. They put your stuff next to collections of Cathy cartoons.” — David Sedaris

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“When I look at a lot of older stuff that I've written, I think one sign of amateur humor writing is when you see people trying too hard.” — David Sedaris

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“The comics that are just conversing with you up there and drawing on their own life, yeah, I guess so. I guess some do political humor, some do topical humor, but the ones that I like, the ones that are appealing to me, were guys who were just talking to you about their life.” — Ray Romano

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“I believe that economists put decimal points in their forecasts to show they have a sense of humor.” — William Gilmore Simms

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“One of my pet peeves is that sometimes the talents of my band get overlooked because, and it was the same problem that Frank Zappa had, with a lot of groups that use humor, people don't realize there's a lot of craft behind the comedy.” — Al Yankovic

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“It's hard to force creativity and humor.” — Al Yankovic

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“In the 'Hurt Locker' there's a lot of me in there, a sense of humor, a man of few words and a lot of action.” — Jeremy Renner

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“My stories are very somber, so I think I need the comic ingredient. Besides, life has so much humor.” — Manuel Puig

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“I don't think humor is forced upon my universe it's a part of it.” — Manuel Puig

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“The comic is the perception of the opposite humor is the feeling of it.” — Umberto Eco

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“I think God has a tremendous sense of humor.” — Rainn Wilson

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“I like being a Baha'i who has an out-there sense of humor. God gives us talents and faculties, and making people laugh is one of mine.” — Rainn Wilson

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“Men live by intervals of reason under the sovereignty of humor and passion.” — Thomas Browne

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“I want everything I do to have humor in it, because it seems to me that all of life has that.” — Lawrence Kasdan

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“Humor can be an incredible, lacerating and effective weapon.” — Carl Hiaasen

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“My books are shelved in different places, depending on the bookstore. Sometimes they can be found in the Mystery section, sometimes in the Humor department, and occasionally even in the Literature aisle, which is somewhat astounding.” — Carl Hiaasen

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“Humor can be an incredible lacerating and effective weapon. And that is the way I use it.” — Carl Hiaasen

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“The first glass is for myself, the second for my friends, the third for good humor, and the forth for my enemies.” — William Temple

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“I don't think my sense of humor has changed at all I was born with this, for better or for worse.” — Ivan Reitman

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“At the risk of appearing disingenuous, I don't really think of myself as 'writing humor.' I'm simply reporting on the world I observe, which is frequently hilarious.” — Richard Russo

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“I never worry about people not taking my work seriously as a result of the humor. In the end, the comic's best trick is the illusion that comedy is effortless. That people imagine what he's doing is easy is an occupational hazard.” — Richard Russo

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“Putting a little time aside for clean fun and good humor is very necessary to relieve the tensions of our time.” — Hattie McDaniel

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“Those years on the golf course as a caddie, boy, those people were something. They were vulgar, some were alcoholics, racist, they were very difficult people to deal with. A lot of them didn't have a sense of humor.” — Martin Sheen

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“You see, that's another thing that my parents gave me: an enormously great sense of humor.” — Liza Minnelli

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