“Some major writers have a huge impact, like Ayn Rand, who to my mind is a lousy fiction writer because her writing has no compassion and virtually no humor. She has a philosophical and economical message that she is passing off as fiction, but it really isn't fiction at all.”

“A lot of my humor centers on the act of telling jokes and I think this can prevent certain audiences from suspending their feeling of disbelief. It might piss a few people off, but I can't help it.”

“A humorist is a person who feels bad, but who feels good about it.”

“Our ability to find humor in the world, to make connections between previously unconnected notions, to create new ideas, to share in a common culture: All these essentially human acts depend on memory.”

“Humor is a social lubricant that helps us get over some of the bad spots.”

“I think God gave us senses of humor, and we should use them.”

“Humor is laughing at what you haven't got when you ought to have it.”

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

“The best scary movies have great humor in them and a great story.”

“Humor has always been important to me. If there is a shield of faith that you can keep up against difficulties, humor is the Teflon coating.”

“A boy is naturally full of humor.”

“A woman has to be intelligent, have charm, a sense of humor, and be kind. It's the same qualities I require from a man.”

“I'm not really big on slapstick humor. I like gentle humor.”

“A pun is the lowest form of humor, unless you thought of it yourself.”

“I've met a lot of people who've lost their jobs and they still have a sense of humor.”

“I love a man with a great sense of humor and who is intelligent - a man who has a great smile. He has to make me laugh. I like a man who is very ambitious and driven and who has a good heart and makes me feel safe. I like a man who is very strong and independent and confident - that is very sexy - but at the same time, he's very kind to people.”

“The guys in my band are great-we watch movies, we eat pizza, take walks, read books. Everybody has a really great sense of humor. And my boyfriend comes and visits me on the road.”

“I suppose I miss the British cynicism and the humor.”

“I think humor is important for all of us, and a great comedian is a great treasure.”

“My family has been amazing, and they understand how blessed I am. They've been able to keep my sense of humor.”

“Puns are a form of humor with words.”