Top 78 Quotes on Humor in Life & Love (LAUGH)

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Top 11 Most Famous Quotes About Humor (BEST)

“Good planning is important. I’ve also regarded a sense of humor as one of the most important things on a big expedition. When you’re in a difficult or dangerous situation, or when you’re depressed about the chances of success, someone who can make you laugh eases the tension.”
Edmund Hillary

Humor is an affirmation of dignity, a declaration of man’s superiority to all that befalls him. - Romain Gary — Humor is an affirmation of **dignity**, a declaration of man’s superiority to all that befalls him. – **Romain Gary**

He who laughs, lasts. - Mary Pettibone Poole — He who laughs, lasts. – Mary Pettibone Poole

If I had no sense of humor, I would long ago have committed suicide. - Mahatma Gandhi — If I had no sense of humor, I would long ago have committed suicide. – **Mahatma Gandhi**

“The sense of humor is the oil of life’s engine. Without it, the machinery creaks and groans. No lot is so hard, no aspect of things is so grim, but it relaxes before a hearty laugh.”
G.S Merriam

Common sense and a sense of humor are the same thing, moving at different speeds. A sense of humor is just common sense, dancing. - Clive James — Common sense and a sense of humor are the same thing, moving at different speeds. A sense of humor is just common sense, **dancing**. – Clive James

“Humor is perhaps a sense of intellectual perspective: an awareness that some things are really important, others not; and that the two kinds are most oddly jumbled in everyday affairs.”
Christopher Morley

You may not be able to change a situation, but with humor you can change your attitude about it. - Allen Klein — You may not be able to **change** a situation, but with humor you can change your **attitude** about it. – Allen Klein

Laugh as much as possible, always laugh. It's the sweetest thing one can do for oneself & one's fellow human beings. - Maya Angelou — Laugh as much as possible, always laugh. It’s the sweetest thing one can do for oneself & one’s fellow human beings. – **Maya Angelou**

The human race has only one really effective weapon, and that is laughter. — The human race has only one really effective weapon, and that is **laughter**. – **Mark Twain**

Humor is mankind's greatest blessing. - Mark Twain — Humor is mankind’s greatest **blessing**. – **Mark Twain**

14 Quotes About The Importance of Humor in Life

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 — 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**

There is nothing like a gleam of humor to reassure you that a fellow human being is ticking inside a strange face. –Eva Hoffman — There is nothing like a gleam of humor to reassure you that a fellow human being is ticking inside a strange face. – Eva Hoffman

There is a thin line that separates laughter and pain, comedy and tragedy, humor and hurt. - Erma Bombeck — There is a thin line that separates laughter and pain, comedy and tragedy, humor and hurt. – Erma Bombeck

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 — 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

Humor is laughing at what you haven't got when you ought to have it. - Langston Hughes — Humor is laughing at what you haven’t got when you ought to have it. – Langston Hughes

Humor is just another defense against the universe. - Mel Brooks — Humor is just another defense against the universe. – Mel Brooks

Like a welcome summer rain, humor may suddenly cleanse and cool the earth, the air and you. - Langston Hughes — Like a welcome summer rain, humor may suddenly cleanse and cool the earth, the air and you. – Langston Hughes

The secret to humor is surprise. - Aristotle — The secret to humor is surprise. – **Aristotle**

Humor is something that thrives between man's aspirations and his limitations. There is more logic in humor than in anything else. Because, you see, humor is truth. - Victor Borge — Humor is something that thrives between man’s aspirations and his limitations. There is more logic in humor than in anything else. Because, you see, humor is **truth**. – Victor Borge

Analyzing humor is like dissecting a frog. Few people are interested and the frog dies of it. - E.B. White — Analyzing humor is like dissecting a frog. Few people are interested and the frog dies of it. – E.B. White

The more I live, the more I think that humor is the saving sense. - Jacob August Riis — The more I live, the more I think that humor is the saving sense. – Jacob August Riis

Humor is by far the most significant activity of the human brain. - Edward de Bono — Humor is by far the most significant activity of the human brain. – Edward de Bono

Humor is the most engaging cowardice. - Robert Frost — Humor is the most engaging cowardice. – **Robert Frost**

Humor is reason gone mad. - Groucho Marx — Humor is reason gone mad. – Groucho Marx

15 Quotes on Humor that Will Make You Laugh or Smile

Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read. - Groucho Marx — Outside of a **dog**, a book is man’s best friend. Inside of a dog it’s too dark to **read**. – Groucho Marx

There is no sunrise so beautiful that it is worth waking me up to see it. - Mindy Kaling — There is no sunrise so beautiful that it is worth waking me up to see it. – Mindy Kaling

Everywhere is within walking distance if you have the time. - Steven Wright — Everywhere is within walking distance if you have the **time**. – Steven Wright

I always cook with wine. Sometimes I even add it to the food. - W.C. Fields — I always cook with **wine**. Sometimes I even add it to the food. – W.C. Fields

The problem with having a sense of humor is often that people you use it on aren't in a very good mood. - Hugh Sidey — The problem with having a sense of humor is often that people you use it on aren’t in a very good mood. – Hugh Sidey

People say money is not the key to happiness, but I have always figured if you have enough money, you can have a key made. - Joan Rivers — People say **money** is not the key to **happiness**, but I have always figured if you have enough money, you can have a key made. – Joan Rivers

I don't believe in astrology; I'm a Sagittarius and we're skeptical. - Arthur C. Clarke — I don’t believe in astrology; I’m a **Sagittarius** and we’re skeptical. – Arthur C. Clarke

I always wanted to be somebody, but now I realize I should have been more specific. - Lily Tomlin — I always wanted to be somebody, but now I realize I should have been more specific. – Lily Tomlin

Sometimes you lie in bed at night and you don't have a single thing to worry about. That always worries me! - Charlie Brown — Sometimes you lie in bed at night and you don’t have a single thing to worry about. That always worries me! – Charlie Brown

If at first you don’t succeed, then skydiving definitely isn’t for you. - Steven Wright — If at first you don’t succeed, then skydiving definitely isn’t for you. – Steven Wright

My favorite machine at the gym is the vending machine. - Caroline Rhea — My favorite machine at the gym is the vending machine. – Caroline Rhea

Housekeeping is like being caught in a revolving door. - Marcelene Cox — Housekeeping is like being caught in a revolving door. – Marcelene Cox

Don't worry about the world coming to an end today. It is already tomorrow in Australia. - Charles M. Schulz — Don’t worry about the world coming to an end today. It is already tomorrow in Australia. – **Charles M. Schulz**

Marriage is the only war in which you sleep with the enemy. - Francois de La Rochefoucauld — **Marriage** is the only war in which you sleep with the enemy. – Francois de La Rochefoucauld

When my kids become wild and unruly, I use a nice, safe playpen. When they're finished, I climb out. - Erma Bombeck — When my **kids** become wild and unruly, I use a nice, safe playpen. When they’re finished, I climb out. – Erma Bombeck

Top 14 Quotes on Humor that Will Help You Get Through a Tough Day

“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.”
Grenville Kleiser

Humor has bailed me out of more tight situations than I can think of. If you go with your instincts and keep your humor, creativity follows. With luck, success comes, too. - Jimmy Buffet — Humor has bailed me out of more tight situations than I can think of. If you go with your instincts and keep your humor, **creativity** follows. With **luck**, success comes, too. – Jimmy Buffet

A good laugh makes any interview, or any conversation, so much better. - Barbara Walters — A good laugh makes any interview, or any conversation, so much better. – Barbara Walters

I love people who make me laugh. I honestly think it's the thing I like most, to laugh. It cures a multitude of ills. It's probably the most important thing in a person. - Audrey Hepburn — I **love** people who make me laugh. I **honestly** think it’s the thing I like most, to laugh. It cures a multitude of ills. It’s probably the most important thing in a person. – **Audrey Hepburn**

Through humor, you can soften some of the worst blows that life delivers. And once you find laughter, no matter how painful your situation might be, you can survive it. - Bill Cosby — Through humor, you can soften some of the worst blows that life delivers. And once you find laughter, no matter how painful your situation might be, you can survive it. – **Bill Cosby**

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. - Hugh Sidey — 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. – Hugh Sidey

I have seen what a laugh can do. It can transform almost unbearable tears into something bearable, even hopeful. - Bob Hope — I have seen what a laugh can do. It can transform almost unbearable tears into something bearable, even **hopeful**. – Bob Hope

A well-developed sense of humor is the pole that adds balance to your steps as you walk the tightrope of life. - William Arthur Ward — A well-developed sense of humor is the pole that adds balance to your steps as you walk the tightrope of life. – **William Arthur Ward**

A sense of humor is a major defense against minor troubles. - Mignon McLaughlin — A sense of humor is a major defense against minor troubles. – Mignon McLaughlin

Humor is one of the best ingredients of survival. - Aung San Suu Kyi — Humor is one of the best ingredients of survival. – Aung San Suu Kyi

Humor is the weapon of unarmed people it helps people who are oppressed to smile at the situation that pains them. - Simon Wiesenthal — Humor is the weapon of unarmed people: it helps people who are oppressed to **smile** at the situation that pains them. – Simon Wiesenthal

Humor can alter any situation and help us cope at the very instant we are laughing. - Allen Klein — Humor can alter any situation and help us cope at the very instant we are laughing. – Allen Klein

A day without laughter is a day wasted. - Charlie Chaplin — A day without laughter is a day wasted. – **Charlie Chaplin**

Start every day off with a smile and get it over with. - W.C Fields — Start every day off with a smile and get it over with. – W.C Fields

14 Wise Quotes About Finding Humor in Life (WISDOM)

Honest good humor is the oil and wine of a merry meeting, and there is no jovial companionship equal to that where the jokes are rather small and laughter abundant. - Washington Irving — Honest good humor is the oil and wine of a merry meeting, and there is no jovial **companionship** equal to that where the jokes are rather small and laughter abundant. – Washington Irving

A sense of humor is part of the art of leadership, of getting along with people, of getting things done. - Dwight D. Eisenhower — A sense of humor is part of the art of **leadership**, of getting along with people, of getting things done. – **Dwight D. Eisenhower**

You are not angry with people when you laugh at them. Humor teaches tolerance. - W. Somerset Maugham — You are not angry with people when you laugh at them. Humor teaches **tolerance**. – W. Somerset Maugham

Humor is the first of the gifts to perish in a foreign tongue. - Virginia Woolf — Humor is the first of the gifts to perish in a foreign tongue. – **Virginia Woolf**

The most wasted of all days is one without laughter. - E.E. Cummings — The most wasted of all days is one without laughter. – **E.E. Cummings**

Laughter is the closest distance between two people. - Victor Borge — Laughter is the closest distance between two people. – Victor Borge

Humor is everywhere in that there's irony in just about anything a human does. - Bill Nye — Humor is everywhere in that there’s irony in just about anything a human does. – Bill Nye

No mind is thoroughly well organized that is deficient in a sense of humor. - Samuel Taylor Coleridge — No mind is thoroughly well organized that is deficient in a sense of humor. – Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Humor is the affectionate communication of insight. - Leo Rosten — Humor is the affectionate **communication** of **insight**. – Leo Rosten

A pun is the lowest form of humor, unless you thought of it yourself. - Doug Larson — A pun is the lowest form of humor, unless you thought of it yourself. – Doug Larson

I think the next best thing to solving a problem is finding some humor in it. - Frank A. Clark — I think the next best thing to solving a problem is finding some humor in it. – Frank A. Clark

Humor is emotional chaos remembered in tranquility. - James Thurber — Humor is emotional chaos remembered in tranquility. – James Thurber

If you could choose one characteristic that would get you through life, choose a sense of humor. - Jennifer Jones — If you could choose one characteristic that would get you through life, choose a sense of humor. – Jennifer Jones

Imagination was given to man to compensate him for what he is not; a sense of humor to console him for what he is. - Francis Bacon — Imagination was given to man to compensate him for what he is not; a sense of humor to console him for what he is. – Francis Bacon

10 Thought-provoking Quotes About Humor that will Make You Think

“Most comedy is based on getting a laugh at somebody else’s expense. And I find that that’s just a form of bullying in a major way. So I want to be an example that you can be funny and be kind, and make people laugh without hurting somebody else’s feelings.”
Ellen DeGeneres