100+ Sense Of Humor Quotes | InspiringQuotes.us

source: Edgar Rice Burroughs (2015). “Complete Works of Edgar Rice Burroughs: 70+ Adventure Classics & Science Fiction Novels (Illustrated): The Tarzan Series, The Barsoom Chronicles, The Pelucidar Series, Caspak Trilogy, The Moon Trilogy, The Venus Series, Westerns, Lost World Novels, Fantasy Classics, Historical Novels and more”, p.2185, e-artnow

topic: People, May, Sense Of Humor

I have a fine sense of the ridiculous, but no sense of humor.

- Edward Albee

topic: Ridiculous, Sense Of Humor, Fine, Good Sense Of Humor

Feminist humor raises consciousness. And the reason it's funny is because it stands something on its head. Goodness knows you've got to have a sense of humor if you do feminism full-time, I tell you.

- Eleanor Smeal

topic: Feminist, Feminism, Sense Of Humor

Honest change? Honest? Has someone altered the definition of the word while my back was turned, or have you recently developed a sense of humor?

- Ellen Kushner

source: Ellen Kushner (2006). “The Privilege of the Sword”, p.109, Spectra

topic: Definitions, Sense Of Humor, Honest

I started out of course with Hemingway when I learned how to write. Until I realized Hemingway doesn't have a sense of humor. He never has anything funny in his stories.

- Elmore Leonard

topic: Writing, Stories, Sense Of Humor

The darker the film, the more vital everyone's sense of humor is on set.

- Eric Bana

topic: Sense Of Humor, Film

Delicate humor is the crowning virtue of the saints.

- Evelyn Underhill

topic: Saint, Sense Of Humor, Virtue

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

- Florenz Ziegfeld

source: "Personal Quotes/ Biography". www.imdb.com.

topic: Humor, Sense Of Humor

All I know about humor is that I don't know anything about it.

- Fred Allen

topic: Sense Of Humor, Fire Escapes

So long as you have courage and a sense of humor, it is never too late to start life afresh.

- Freeman Dyson

topic: Long, Too Late, Sense Of Humor, Importunate, Never Too Late

Life ain't easy. Terrible things happen to everyone. You have to keep your sense of humor, give something of yourself to others, make friends who are younger than you, learn new things, and have fun.

- George Vaillant

topic: Fun, Giving, Sense Of Humor

The polls indicated that I was feisty, that I was tough, that I had a sense of humor, but they weren't quite sure if they liked me and they didn't know whether or not that I was sensitive.

- Geraldine Ferraro

topic: Feisty, Tough, Sense Of Humor

Do feminists have a sense of humor? Yes.

- Gloria Allred

topic: Feminist, Sense Of Humor

Kipling: Where's your sense of humor? Rebis: We're working on reconstructing it...

- Grant Morrison

topic: Sense Of Humor, Kipling, Reconstructing

If Bob Dylan really is an historian in and of himself in his work, in his performances, he is also an historian with a unique sense of humor. There's always been a bit of a stand-up comic in him.

- Greil Marcus

source: Source: www.barnesandnoble.com

topic: Unique, Bob, Sense Of Humor

The saints are never the kind of killjoy spinster aunts who go in for faultfinding and lack all sense of humor.

- Hans Urs von Balthasar

topic: Aunt, Saint, Sense Of Humor, Killjoy, Spinsters

A sense of humor is regarded as a sign of mental health - apart from excessive punning, which is another matter entirely.

- Helen Cresswell

topic: Matter, Sense Of Humor, Mental Health, Punning

Hopefully, one enhances [when growing older] his sense of humor. As he approaches 50, he'll need all the humor he can get.

- Henry Rollins

topic: Needs, Growing, Sense Of Humor

If I didn't have a sense of humor, how could I stand this trial now?

- Hermann Goring

topic: Trials, Sense Of Humor, Goering

A sense of humor is needed armor.

- Hugh Sidey

topic: Armor, Sense Of Humor, Needed

and he would probably not agree with my conviction that a sense of humor is the main measure of sanity. But who can say for sure? Humor is a very private thing.

- Hunter S. Thompson

topic: Sense Of Humor, Sanity, Conviction, Private Things

Did the Order return your sense of humor as part of the severance package?

- Ilona Andrews

topic: Order, Return, Sense Of Humor

Don't forget to bring your sense of humor to your labor.

- Ina May Gaskin

topic: Sense Of Humor, Forget, Labor

I have a really dark, rich, thick sense of humor.

- Inga Muscio

topic: Dark, Sense Of Humor, Rich

I don't think my sense of humor has changed at all; I was born with this, for better or for worse.

- Ivan Reitman

topic: Thinking, Sense Of Humor, Born

Candidates should be extremely cautious in displaying a sense of humor. If he or she tells a joke with a point, there is almost certain to be some minority group offended.

- Jack Germond

topic: Groups, Minorities, Sense Of Humor, Minority Groups

Does God have a sense of humor? He must have if He created us.

- Jackie Gleason

topic: Doe, Sense Of Humor, God Has A Sense Of Humor

The wit makes fun of other persons; the satirist makes fun of the world; the humorist makes fun of himself.

- James Thurber

topic: Fun, World, Sense Of Humor

The thing about For Better or Worse is the only thing that made me an okay director for that is that I have a sense of humor, and it was supposed to be funny.

- Jason Alexander

source: "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

topic: Directors, Sense Of Humor, Made

The Who had a great sense of humor. And they were also very serious when it came down to making music.

- Jason Reece

source: "And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead". Interview with Matt LeMay, pitchfork.com. March 1, 2002.

topic: Serious, Sense Of Humor

Sense of humor is important in life, not just in clothing. How boring to live a life in beige.

- Jean Pigozzi

source: "Parking in the Meatpacking: Johnny Pigozzi". Interview with Colleen Nika, www.interviewmagazine.com. August 3, 2010.

topic: Important, Sense Of Humor, Boring

From my dad ... I think we have a similar sense of humor. I don't know if that's a good or bad thing, but I think he's funny!

- Jenna Bush

topic: Dad, Thinking, Sense Of Humor

If someone is genuine, compassionate and kind, that is a turn-on. A sense of humor is a huge turn on, and that goes hand in hand with intelligence.

- Jennifer Nettles

topic: Hands, Sense Of Humor, Kind

A German sense of humor is an oxymoron.

- Joan Rivers

topic: Sense Of Humor, Oxymoron

I used to be neurotic. I didn't like myself very much. But somewhere in my mid-40s, my neuroses stopped seeming so important. I developed a sense of humor.

- Joanne Woodward

topic: Important, Neurosis, Sense Of Humor

Dali had a good sense of humor - obviously you could tell just looking at him; he was funny.

- Joe Grant

topic: Humor, Sense Of Humor, Good Sense Of Humor

I think everybody you know, we all have a sense of humor and I'm not one to take myself too seriously.

- John Cena

topic: Thinking, Sense Of Humor

I think we're all born with a sense of humor. Creativity is another thing though.

- John Cleese

topic: Creativity, Thinking, Sense Of Humor

Sense of humor is so much more subjective than anyone believes.

- John Cleese

topic: Believe, Sense Of Humor

Academics tend to have wonderfully infantile senses of humor.

- John Lithgow

topic: Sense Of Humor, Infantile

The person who has a sense of humor is not just more relaxed in the face of a potentially stressful situation, but is more flexible in his approach.

- John Morreall

source: John Morreall (1983). “Taking Laughter Seriously”, p.108, SUNY Press

topic: Laughter, Faces, Sense Of Humor, Stressful Situations

If a girl doesn't have a sense of humor, then what would you have to talk about?

- Josh Hartnett

topic: Girl, Humor, Sense Of Humor

Haven't lost your sense of humor after all but your sense of identity is what seems to have been misplaced. No. Wrong. You don't lose what you never had.

- Judith Guest

topic: Identity, Sense Of Humor, Lost

I'm convinced that it's energy and humor. The two of them combined equal charm.

- Judith Krantz

source: "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

topic: Two, Energy, Sense Of Humor

I have a good sense of humor. I think everything we do should have whimsy in it.

- Judith Leiber

topic: Thinking, Whimsy, Sense Of Humor

There are many things we can live without but a sense of humor is not one of them!

- Judy Woodruff

topic: Sense Of Humor

Keeping a sense of humor about life. My parents divorced when I was 8, and whenever I felt down, my mom would remind me that a sense of humor gets you through just about anything.

- Julia Louis-Dreyfus

topic: Mom, Parent, Sense Of Humor

My family has been amazing, and they understand how blessed I am. They've been able to keep my sense of humor.

- Karen Duffy

source: "Chat transcript: Model lives with chronic disease". Live chat, www.cnn.com. May 27, 1999.

topic: Blessed, Able, Sense Of Humor

It's hard not to immediately fall in love witha dog who has a good sense of humor.

- Kate DiCamillo

topic: Dog, Falling In Love, Sense Of Humor, Dixie, Good Sense

... there is nothing so debilitating to a naturally weak sense of humor as selling tickets behind a grating ...

- Kate Douglas Wiggin

source: Kate Douglas Wiggin (2005). “Penelope's Progress”, p.8, Cosimo, Inc.

topic: Tickets, Sense Of Humor, Selling

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

- Kathy Griffin

topic: Stars, Humor, Sense Of Humor

Nature has a pretty sick sense of humor.

- Kelly Braffet

source: Kelly Braffet (2012). “Josie and Jack: A Novel”, p.236, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

topic: Nature, Sick, Sense Of Humor

Don't quit your day jobs, boys, but always keep your sense of humor.

- Kimberly Guilfoyle

source: Source: www.foxnews.com

topic: Jobs, Boys, Sense Of Humor, Day Jobs

Guys usually like my sense of humor, and I am pretty down to earth. And I'm a driven person.

- Kreayshawn

source: Interview with Teena Apeles, www.askmen.com.

topic: Guy, Earth, Sense Of Humor, I Am Pretty

You can always tell somebody's sense of humor by if they like this movie or not.

- Kurt Russell

topic: Sense Of Humor

I don't really think of myself as quirky; I have sort of an unusual sense of humor.

- Kyle MacLachlan

source: Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

topic: Thinking, Quirky, Sense Of Humor

You've got to have a sense of humor to keep your sanity.

- Lance Bass

topic: Sense Of Humor, Sanity

Men love it. They have a sense of humor, whereas a lot of women are threatened or just don't get it.

- Lara Flynn Boyle

topic: Men, Sense Of Humor

One doesn't have a sense of humor. It has you.

- Larry Gelbart

topic: Humor, Sense Of Humor, Good Sense Of Humor

I'm sorry, but you just made me lose my sense of humor, which is deeply regrettable.

- Larry Wall

topic: Sorry, Sense Of Humor, Computer

Charm is the enchanted dart, light and subtle as a hummingbird. But it is deceptive in one thing: like a sense of humor, if you think you've got it, you probably haven't.

- Laurel Lea

topic: Thinking, Light, Sense Of Humor, Deceptive, Hummingbirds

The federal government has never been known for its sense of humor.

- Laurell K. Hamilton

topic: Government, Federal Government, Sense Of Humor

Sometimes Americans don't quite get my sense of humor. My good ol' British sarcasm seems to go over their heads.

- Lee Westwood

topic: Sarcastic, Sarcasm, Sense Of Humor

All good activities which encourage people to learn how to live with one another pleasantly and to develop a sense of humor improve living.

- Leonard Carmichael

topic: People, Sense Of Humor

When I've had a meltdown, people will say to me, "Well, you failed to keep your sense of humor."

- Lily Tomlin

source: Source: www.salon.com

topic: People, Sense Of Humor, Meltdowns

I distrust all dead and mechanical formulas for expressing anything connected with human affairs and human personalities. Putting human affairs in exact formulas shows in itself a lack of the sense of humor and therefore a lack of wisdom.

- Lin Yutang

topic: Personality, Sense Of Humor, Affair

The only thing worth having in an earthly existence is a sense of humor.

- Lincoln Steffens

source: Lincoln Steffens (1936). “Lincoln Steffens speaking”

topic: Sense Of Humor, Existence

I've had a very laughable career and what has seen me through is my sense of humor.

- Linda Gray

source: Interview with Paul Bocchini, www.ultimatedallas.com.

topic: Careers, Sense Of Humor, Laughable

We who are liberal and progressive know that the poor are our equals in every sense except that of being equal to us.

- Lionel Trilling

source: 1950 The Liberal Imagination,'Princess Casamassima'.

topic: Equality, Sense Of Humor, Progressive, Being Equal

Sarcasm mascarades as the Preppy's sense of humor.

- Lisa Birnbach

topic: Sarcasm, Sense Of Humor, Preppy

His sense of humor is purely cheap vaudeville, yet everyone falls for it.

- Lisa Lutz

source: Lisa Lutz (2011). “Lisa Lutz Spellman Series E-Book Box Set: The Spellman Files, Curse of the Spellmans, Revenge of the Spellmans, The Spellmans Strike Again”, p.16, Simon and Schuster

topic: Fall, Vaudeville, Sense Of Humor

Charlie Chaplin's genius was in comedy. He has no sense of humor, particularly about himself.

- Lita Grey

topic: Genius, Comedy, Sense Of Humor, Chaplin

You see, that's another thing that my parents gave me: an enormously great sense of humor.

- Liza Minnelli

topic: Humor, Parent, Sense Of Humor

I like Thomas Jefferson, though he intimidated me. I thought he would have been very tough to be around. I don't know if he had such a sense of humor.

- Maira Kalman

topic: Tough, Sense Of Humor, Intimidated

I like the brooding man - a brooding man with a sense of humor.

- Maira Kalman