Certainly my personality, my sense of humor, my outlook on life was informed by the experiences of my parents and the stories… — Geddy Lee Copy Share Image
“Gwen: It's not going to work. Paul: Pardon me? Gwen: Cinderella's not going to sleep with you because you're taking the ugly… — Jo Leigh Copy Share Image
“And that must be Mr.Graves. My, aren't you the handsome one? If I had space free on my guards I might almost… — Lili St. Crow Copy Share Image
“First they done a lecture on temperance; but they didn't make enough for them both to get drunk on. Then in another… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
“Nicely, thank you, Mr. Laurence. But I am not Miss March, I'm only Jo," returned the young lady. "I'm not Mr. Laurence,… — Louisa May Alcott Copy Share Image
Comedy is so subjective. If you trip and fall down, some people will laugh, and some people will say, 'Oh, physical comedy… — Martin Short Copy Share Image
'Dating Game' wasn't social commentary, political analysis, Shakespearean-level drama or even blunt-force comedy. It was just the televised equivalent of meeting someone… — Seth Shostak Copy Share Image
“If you have never said "Excuse me" to a parking meter or bashed your shins on a fireplug, you are probably wasting… — Sherri Chasin Calvo Copy Share Image
“Thin people, God bless them, God curse them, don't get it: If you're not thin, you need to be careful and conscious… — Frank Bruni Copy Share Image
Every American, to the last man, lays claim to a "sense" of humor and guards it as his most significant spiritual trait,… — E. B. White Copy Share Image
“Mom," Nathan called to her. Daisy pulled her gaze from the tent and the fleeting glimpse of Jack's bare back, the smooth… — Rachel Gibson Copy Share Image
Statistically, I'd say comedy writers are perhaps the sanest category of show people. And why not? They make big money, and although… — Dick Cavett Copy Share Image
At Epcot Center the Disney corporation has focused its attention on two things greatly in need of Disneyfication: the tedious future and… — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
“We found a table. Nora said: "She's pretty." "If you like them like that." She grinned at me. "You got types?" "Only… — Dashiell Hammett Copy Share Image
Women are only children of a larger growth. A man of sense only trifles with them, plays with them, humours and flatters… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
A lot of my work deals with this emotion of discouragement or fear, and this emotion cannot be approached without humor because… — Camille Henrot Copy Share Image
It was the joy of your life to know Clark Gable. He was everything good you could think of. He had delicious… — Joan Blondell Copy Share Image
“Rachel got up and did this happy little shuffle, like she was some cheerful farmer chick who'd just stepped outside to find… — George Saunders Copy Share Image
“But I love YOU, Edweird. Sure, I'll probably hook up with Yakob in Eclipse. After all, you're going to leave me for… — Stephen Jenner Copy Share Image
“I watch Fox news for the comedy, MSNBC when I need to be reminded that mind midgets exist and CNN when I… — James Scott, Senior Fellow, The Center for Cyber Influence Operations Studies (CCIOS Copy Share Image
“Smartass Disciple: Master, please show me the way to the enlightenment. Master of Stupidity: Walk with me! [but I won't let you… — Toba Beta Copy Share Image
The problem with a lot of comedy clubs is not that they are a comedy club; it's just the cheesy way they're… — Todd Barry Copy Share Image
Humor does not include sarcasm, invalid irony, sardonicism, innuendo, or any other form of cruelty. When these things are raised to a… — James Thurber Copy Share Image
I don't want to have my face on the cover of a Wheaties box. I wanna have my face on the cover… — Mitch Hedberg Copy Share Image
I spent more time in America, but I developed a very English sense of humour. I clicked into it deeply with Peter… — Christopher Guest Copy Share Image
“Go didn't like grilled cheese; she was scooping peanut butter out of the jar onto saltines. When a commercial break came on,… — Gillian Flynn Copy Share Image
“You'll think of me every time you go to bed. Then you'll get hard and you'll have no one to help you… — George R.R. Martin Copy Share Image
I've always taken a lot of cues from comedy minds. The guy that discovered me in the very beginning was Joseph Cates.… — David Copperfield Copy Share Image
“JESTEŚ KWIATUSZKIEM? JESTEŚ! ALE NIE BYLE JAKIM KWIATUSZKIEM! JESTEŚ SUKULENTEM! MASZ SKRAJNE WARUNKI POGODOWE GLĘBOKO! GŁEBOKO W TKANCE WODNEJ!!!! DAJESZ KWIATUSZKU, DAJESZ,… — Marta Kisiel Copy Share Image
My dad's my biggest fan. When I went to college, my dad came into my life in full-on dad mode. I was… — Jo Koy Copy Share Image
“On the way over, however, it slid off the shovel and onto Henry's shoes. Pity, that. She whirled around. He waited for… — Julia Quinn Copy Share Image
“I alternate between feeling sympathetic toward humanity and being a misanthrope. When I'm sympathetic, it usually means I haven't been around people… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Gummi Bears was actually an adventure comedy. It was great fun, it had this terrific backstory, a show created by Jymn Magon.… — Greg Weisman Copy Share Image
“Wyoming, to Annie, was represented by a blank, bleak space in her imagination. It was a place she could hide. The worst… — Kevin Wilson Copy Share Image
“With the development of the printing press, not only could text be mass-produced quickly, it could also be mass-produced quickly and incorrectly.” — The Bureau Chiefs Copy Share Image
“You a fan of the show?” AJ asked. “Oh, yeah, I adored it—well, until the whole sixth season and Billith.” AJ snickered.… — Katie Ashley Copy Share Image
When I was growing up in comedy, there were maybe 10 comics in the whole country. Everyone had a day job. You… — Elayne Boosler Copy Share Image
“Do you like flora and fauna? How about plants and animals? Because we have more of that beautiful crap than we know… — Colin Nissan Copy Share Image
If you do something that is not gags and punchlines and is character-based, where there are no jokes as such, then it… — Darren Boyd Copy Share Image
Drama is played at the pace of chess... or billiards... or poker. Engrossing? Sure. But comedy is played at the jubilant, high-octane… — Mark Waters Copy Share Image