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> [When you denigrate people, they have two ways to fight back - with their fists and guns, or their mouths. And mouths are seemingly the easiest way to not get hit back. If people are laughing, they're not going to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-reiner/when-you-denigrate-people-they-have-two-ways-to-fight-back-with-their/)

[Carl Reiner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-reiner/)

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## More by Carl Reiner

> [People have a comic bent or an angularity to their thinking, and those are the people who make jokes. And it's usually people who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-reiner/people-have-a-comic-bent-or-an-angularity-to-their-thinking-and-those/)

[Carl Reiner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-reiner/)

> [I've seen the invention of television and performed on television even before my family owned one.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-reiner/i-ve-seen-the-invention-of-television-and-performed-on-television/)

[Carl Reiner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-reiner/)

> [Going through war and living is a very important process. You realize how vulnerable you are and how lucky you are to be in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-reiner/going-through-war-and-living-is-a-very-important-process-you-realize/)

[Carl Reiner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-reiner/)

> [I write books that way - I put a first line down and say, "Where does this go?"](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-reiner/i-write-books-that-way-i-put-a-first-line-down-and-say-where-does/)

[Carl Reiner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-reiner/)

> [I think that comedy really tells you how it is. The other thing about comedy is that - you don't even know if you're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-reiner/i-think-that-comedy-really-tells-you-how-it-is-the-other-thing-about/)

[Carl Reiner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-reiner/)

> [I'm not a believer, I call myself an atheist. It was man who invented God. I once wrote that there are 15 things I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-reiner/i-m-not-a-believer-i-call-myself-an-atheist-it-was-man-who-invented/)

[Carl Reiner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-reiner/)

> [I was a Teletype operator in the army, so that's where I learned to type. One day, I went downstairs to see if I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-reiner/i-was-a-teletype-operator-in-the-army-so-that-s-where-i-learned-to/)

[Carl Reiner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-reiner/)

> [Every morning, I would actually look at the obituaries before I had breakfast. And as a joke I said if I was not in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-reiner/every-morning-i-would-actually-look-at-the-obituaries-before-i-had/)

[Carl Reiner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-reiner/)

> [Writing is the basis of all, because creating something that didn't even exist before is like taking an empty canvass. It is a wonderful…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-reiner/writing-is-the-basis-of-all-because-creating-something-that-didn-t/)

[Carl Reiner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-reiner/)

> [I only please myself. I figure I'm just one of many people. I'm not that different from anybody else and I don't have great…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-reiner/i-only-please-myself-i-figure-i-m-just-one-of-many-people-i-m-not/)

[Carl Reiner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-reiner/)

> [You can get the best out of people if they're happy and not worried or not frightened that they're going to make a mistake.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-reiner/you-can-get-the-best-out-of-people-if-they-re-happy-and-not-worried/)

[Carl Reiner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-reiner/)

> [It's like a bird. If he knew what he was doing, he would fall.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-reiner/it-s-like-a-bird-if-he-knew-what-he-was-doing-he-would-fall/)

[Carl Reiner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-reiner/)

> ['The Dick Van Dyke Show' was my labor of love. When asked the best thing I ever did - that was it. I wrote…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-reiner/the-dick-van-dyke-show-was-my-labor-of-love-when-asked-the-best-thing/)

[Carl Reiner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-reiner/)

> [My father was a watchmaker and an inventor. I saw him working in the house every day. The work ethic, I got from him.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-reiner/my-father-was-a-watchmaker-and-an-inventor-i-saw-him-working-in-the/)

[Carl Reiner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-reiner/)

> [When you denigrate people, they have two ways to fight back - with their fists and guns, or their mouths. And mouths are seemingly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-reiner/when-you-denigrate-people-they-have-two-ways-to-fight-back-with-their/)

[Carl Reiner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-reiner/)

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