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“If this had been a public-school locker room, there would have been some gray jumbo-sized garbage cans nearby, and I probably could've… — James Ponti Copy Share Image
“I had a dream about you. You were an escalator, and I was a flight of stairs. You thought I was a… — Dora J. Arod Copy Share Image
“The Super Constellations took three days to reach London [from Australia] and lacked the power or range to dodge most storms. When… — Bill Bryson Copy Share Image
Seriousness is the refuge of the shallow. There are events and personal experiences that call forth seriousness but they are fewer than… — Rita Mae Brown Copy Share Image
“ Résumé Razors pain you, Rivers are damp, Acids stain you, And drugs cause cramp. Guns aren't lawful, Nooses give, Gas smells… — Dorothy Parker Copy Share Image
My girlfriend is named Lynn. She spells her name "Lynn". My old girlfriend's name is Lyn, too, but she spells it "Lyn".… — Mitch Hedberg Copy Share Image
“Nobody think about that broken heart... life goes on, broken heart never join together but it tries very hard to get joined… — Shahid Islam Copy Share Image
My brother Billy was the joke teller. My brother Jim had a really sharp, cutting wit. And the teller of long stories,… — Stephen Colbert Copy Share Image
“The essence of Christianity is told us in the Garden of Eden history. The fruit that was forbidden was on the tree… — Frank Zappa Copy Share Image
“Here.” He spread his legs wider and patted the floor between them. “You’ll be warmer, and I promise I won’t grope you… — Meg Maguire Copy Share Image
We've progressed well beyond the four humors in the two thousand-odd years since Hippocrates, but we still haven't satisfied the urge to… — Maria Konnikova Copy Share Image
I'm going to keep doing the comedy and the art that I do. I'm going to keep uplifting marginalized voices, and I… — Phoebe Robinson Copy Share Image
“Do you know why hurricanes have names instead of numbers? To keep the killing personal. No one cares about a bunch of… — George Carlin Copy Share Image
“I was really putting a lot of pressure on this beer prop; it was going to distract me enough so that I… — Jessica Fortunato Copy Share Image
“As rain began to fall, Aldric worried the old machines would not be able to survive the weather. "Hand me that oil… — Jason Hightman Copy Share Image
“The case was becoming serious. It was now past midnight. The hotels at Shiplake and Henley would be crammed; and we could… — Jerome K. Jerome Copy Share Image
We had a Judeo-Christian ethic hanging around a couple thousand years that didn't help erase racism at all. So the notion of… — Norman Lear Copy Share Image
“The only thing I remember about him now is that he shaved his legs. I was surprised at how much I dug… — Tiffanie DeBartolo Copy Share Image
“... the story of my marriage, which is the great joy and astonishment of my life, is too much like a fairy… — Ann Patchett Copy Share Image
“Hurray', shouted Glokta. 'Porridge again!'He looked over at the motionless Practical. 'Porridge and honey, better than money, everything's funny, with porridge and… — Joe Abercrombie Copy Share Image
My favorite work is The Full Monty because I got an Oscar for it. But it was really hard work at the… — Anne Dudley Copy Share Image
I'm happy to try any genre, from drama to comedy and anything in between. Although, to be fair, for most of my… — Chris Pratt Copy Share Image
“Rhiannon's Law #16: If it looks like a rabbit, and it hops like a rabbit, run the other way and fast. That… — J.A. Saare Copy Share Image
“A sense of humor is a measurement of the extent to which you realize that you are trapped in a world almost… — Gene Weingarten Copy Share Image
“Ellen rose to her feet. Jack thought for a moment she was going to storm out. Instead, she picked up the pitcher… — Cinda Williams Chima Copy Share Image
I believe in irony. And if V-Day has taught me anything, it's that if you go out with artistic, outrageous irony and… — Eve Ensler Copy Share Image
It has always surprised me how little attention philosophers have paid to humor, since it is a more significant process of mind… — Edward de Bono Copy Share Image
I always wanted to be a comedian. I loved comedy since I was a little kid, and while I was at university… — Jim Jefferies Copy Share Image
“True love is jealousy in disguise: A man cannot restrict his lover from going to the club because he hates her, he… — Michael Bassey Johnson Copy Share Image
“Since moving to Valhalla, I'd learned an impressive number of Old Norse cusswords. Meinfretr translated as something like stinkfart, which was, naturally,… — Rick Riordan Copy Share Image
“As recently as 1950, the Scottish pathologist John Glaister included in his text the tale of a man "who was apprehended after… — E.J. Wagner Copy Share Image
But we are at war, and we here at THE DAILY SHOW will do our best to keep you informed of any… — Jon Stewart Copy Share Image
I don't know how many sacred cows there are today. I think there's a little confusion between humor and gross passing for… — Bob Newhart Copy Share Image
“Establishing dominance early in the relationship is key. Vampire children are like human children in that they can sense weakness. They will… — Molly Harper Copy Share Image
“Everyone, no matter what kind of job he or she has, fantasizes about freaking out at work. How many corporate drones, stuck… — Steve Dublanica Copy Share Image
I thought if I could do stand-up comedy well enough, I could parlay it back into films - like Charlie Chaplin and… — Mike Birbiglia Copy Share Image
“I couldn't find any straw to step upon, so I stepped upon more men. The resentment increased, so did my forward movement.… — Jack London Copy Share Image
My TV comedy idols are the Charles brothers, who did 'Cheers;' Larry Gelbart, who did 'MASH;' and Larry David, who did 'Seinfeld.'… — Dan Schneider Copy Share Image
“To begin perfect happiness at the respective ages of twenty-six and eighteen, is to do pretty well; and professing myself moreover convinced,… — Jane Austen Copy Share Image