501 private quotes tagged humor

“Roosevelt's humor was broad, his manner friendly. Of wit there was little of philosophy, none. What did he possess? Intuition, inspiration, love of adventure.” — Emanuel Celler

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“But if you don't watch me, I will try and sneak in some humor. I see humor everywhere in life around me.” — Marion Ross

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“While it is true that Frank had a great sense of humor, he was also very serious about composing music. In reality there are only a handful of skilled players who can play his most complex pieces. It takes a lot of patience to learn and requires a fantastic memory.” — Dweezil Zappa

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“I was a product of a divorced family and I used humor as a weapon to combat sadness. I used comedy to make my mother laugh in light of the darkness that she faced, and to me it became a very powerful tool at a very young age, at six. I saw how therapeutic it could be.” — Josh Gad

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“Jazz can be so serious, no sense of humor.” — Chad Smith

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“I'm not just a big-haired redhead country singer who dresses flamboyantly, has this wicked sense of humor and wears rhinestones.” — Naomi Judd

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“There is humor in the specter of the worst disaster in our nation's history. All I have to do is sweep away the debris of shock to find it.” — Will Durst

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“Academics tend to have wonderfully infantile senses of humor.” — John Lithgow

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“Probably it is impossible for humor to be ever a revolutionary weapon. Candide can do little more than generate irony.” — Lionel Trilling

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“A good actor is someone who knows how to take the part and make it real and make it honest and be effective in it. If it's in a funny movie and, as long as they are cast in an appropriate way, humor will come from it.” — Ivan Reitman

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“I think I've learned that if you want to be successful, you have to tell your story honestly and from your heart - and I think a healthy sense of humor doesn't hurt either.” — Dorothea Benton Frank

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“We're starting to push the envelope in terms of the expectations, and you can also have your own style, personality and sense of humor, because now we're allowed to.” — Lisa Guerrero

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“It's very hard to write humor.” — Mark Strand

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“Humor has become so cliche and boring that nothing's funny anymore unless it involves something totally disgusting that offends somebody or makes them feel really uncomfortable.” — Tom DeLonge

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“I don't need someone with a hot body. He can be fat or overweight and have a belly. It's very much about style and substance and humor, interest, curiosity and really being smart.” — Kate Walsh

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“Bands from Akron have a sense of humor and don't tend to take themselves too seriously.” — Dan Auerbach

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“Suspense is very important. Even though this is humor and they're short stories, that theory of building suspense is still there.” — Sergio Aragones

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“I've always chosen my band members based on their sense of humor. It might sound stupid, but it means not only are they fun to live with on a tour bus for years, but humor implies intelligence.” — Kristin Hersh

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“I am a great believer that what makes our show different is the humor.” — Treat Williams

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“Humor that is edgy is never squeaky clean.” — Jeff Ross

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“Athletes tend to have less of a sense of humor than most people. They are heroes to so many. That might be part of it.” — Jeff Ross

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“I always felt different as a kid, and the Kinks were like, 'Yeah, we're the Kinks.' Celebrate your difference don't be afraid of your sense of humor, or your personality, or who you are. It emboldened me.” — Michael Weatherly

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“There are psychological repercussions to illness and we need a little more help to get through the effects not only on the afflicted but on the family. And I think there's even a place for humor in that.” — Alan Thicke

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“I don't really dissect comedy. Nothing kills off humor more than overanalyzing it.” — David Steinberg

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“He has such a patronizing tone and manner, and such a sarcastic sense of humor. I found him rather brutal, a kind of elegant brutality which appealed. No, I think he came pretty much off the page.” — Jeremy Northam

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