Humor Quotes

“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

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

-- William James

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

-- Florenz Ziegfeld

“Humor comes from self-confidence.”

-- Rita Mae Brown

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

-- Henry Ward Beecher

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

-- J. B. Priestley

“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.”

-- Ayelet Waldman

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

-- Anne Wilson Schaef

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

-- Patricia Highsmith

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

-- Courteney Cox