“I could not tread these perilous paths in safety, if I did not keep a saving sense of humor.”

“Your attitude is like a box of crayons that color your world. Constantly color your picture gray, and your picture will always be bleak. Try adding some bright colors to the picture by including humor, and your picture begins to lighten up.”

“I make fun of situations and try and find the humor in things, but it's never at the expense of the other guy.”

“Common sense and a sense of humor are the same thing, moving at different speeds. A sense of humor is just common sense, dancing.”

“I don't have a very quick sense of humor.”

“Humor comes from self-confidence.”

“A person without a sense of humor is like a wagon without springs. It's jolted by every pebble on the road.”

“Comedy, we may say, is society protecting itself - with a smile.”

“I'm sure there are people who survive tragedy without humor, but I've never met any of them. Nor would I be particularly interested in writing about them if I did meet them.”

“I realize that humor isn't for everyone. It's only for people who want to have fun, enjoy life, and feel alive.”

“Robert Walker as Bruno was excellent. He had elegance and humor, and the proper fondness for his mother.”

“I just am a snob when it comes to humor.”

“I have a very dark sense of humor.”

“Humor brings insight and tolerance. Irony brings a deeper and less friendly understanding.”

“A lot of stars don't have a sense of humor.”

“I find intelligence sexy. I find a sense of humor sexy. I find sensitivity sexy.”

“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.”

“When a chick has a sense of humor, there's nothing more attractive.”

“Well, I mean, if a joke or humor is bawdy, it's got to be funny enough to warrant it. You can't just have it bawdy or dirty just for the sake of being that - it's got to be funny.”

“Humor helps ease the tension of race and the differences in society. If there wasn't comedy I don't know if Obama could have ever become president.”

“We take the shortest route to the puck and arrive in ill humor.”