“Married people should not be quick to hear what is said by either when in ill humor.”

“Since the goal of my programs is to show audiences how humor can both help them heal as well as deal with not-so-funny stuff, I decided to discuss the events of the previous week, the pain all of us were feeling, and how humor and some laughter might be beneficial.”

“It's continuously humbling to work hard, you know? As long as you've got a good work ethic and a sense of humor, I don't think anybody can become too much of an egoist under those circumstances.”

“The man with the real sense of humor is the man who can put himself in the spectator's place and laugh at his own misfortune.”

“One of my favorite things about 'Star Trek' wasn't just the overt banter but the humor in that show about the relationships between the main characters and their reactions to the situations they would face there was a lot of comedy in that show without ever breaking its reality.”

“I don't think I would describe my sense of humor. Doesn't sound like the kind of thing I'd do.”

“The reason why you know more funny dudes than funny chicks is that dudes are funnier than chicks. If my daughter has a mediocre sense of humor, I'm just gonna tell her, 'Be a staff writer for a sitcom. Because they'll have to hire you, they can't really fire you, and you don't have to produce that much. It'll be awesome.'”

“Philip Larkin has a tough honesty and sense of humor that I find irresistible, as a contemporary poet.”

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