“The problem with having a sense of humor is often that people you use it on aren't in a very good mood.”

“I don't know how many sacred cows there are today. I think there's a little confusion between humor and gross passing for humor. That's kind of regrettable.”

“A sense of humor... is needed armor. Joy in one's heart and some laughter on one's lips is a sign that the person down deep has a pretty good grasp of life.”

“I think people appreciate a songwriter who shows different sides. The whole angst thing is cool, but if that's all you've got, it's just boring. Everything I write, whether it's happy or sad, has a sense of humor to it.”

“However, frat-boy humor is funny and it always will be.”

“They don't make you pay for the humor. It's up and down, but they're trying to give you as many laughs as possible in 2 minutes. They are the most honest comedians ever.”

“The first ingredient in conversation is truth, the next good sense, the third good humor, and the fourth wit.”

“In prehistoric times, mankind often had only two choices in crisis situations: fight or flee. In modern times, humor offers us a third alternative fight, flee - or laugh.”

“As far as humor goes, I've always been a very insecure person and I've always wanted to be liked.”

“You are not angry with people when you laugh at them. Humor teaches tolerance.”

“Have a sense of humor about life - you will need it. And be courteous.”

“I want to be taken seriously as the type of musician that plays stuff like an electric rake. I mean, how seriously do you take someone like Spike Jones? They take him pretty seriously - a really good musician who made a great contribution in terms of humor, which is part of what I try to do too.”

“Good humor is a tonic for mind and body. It is the best antidote for anxiety and depression. It is a business asset. It attracts and keeps friends. It lightens human burdens. It is the direct route to serenity and contentment.”

“Kindness and a generous spirit go a long way. And a sense of humor. It's like medicine - very healing.”

“The humor is essentially dark for a cartoon and sophisticated. But at the same time, being a cartoon gives the writers more freedom than in a normal sitcom. It always pushes the line that, despite human failings, the Simpsons are really decent people.”

“Any attempts at humor immediately after September 11th were deemed tasteless.”

“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.”

“M*A*S*H offered real characters and everybody identified with them because they had such soul. The humor was intelligent and it always assumed that you had an intellect.”

“Humor must not professedly teach and it must not professedly preach, but it must do both if it would live forever.”

“Everywhere is within walking distance if you have the time.”

“I find that people find a way out of misery through humor and it's humor that's often unacceptable to people who are not in quite such a state of misery.”