“In the nineteenth century, The Romantics viewed Nature as benign, a glowing reflection of God's grace. Now we know better. Nature is… — Richard Yancey Copy Share Image
With Michael Jackson, what I thought was really interesting was the people saying: 'He looked really well in that final video.' I… — Russell Howard Copy Share Image
If the audience is responding very well to comedians that are hacks, and I don't do well, I don't feel as bad,… — Janeane Garofalo Copy Share Image
“Oh, well, that's not bad, I suppose. I mean, I'd prefer devastatingly sophisticated - but almost endearing is more than I could… — Jane Costello Copy Share Image
“New Rule: Apple's next device must be a computer that you control with your tongue. Thanks for eliminating the keyboard and the… — Bill Maher Copy Share Image
Everyone tries to get you to dance at clubs. They come up to you and say "You gotta dance! you gotta dance!"… — Mike Birbiglia Copy Share Image
I first did stand-up when I was 17, and then I passed out fliers for a comedy club (in New York City)… — Sarah Silverman Copy Share Image
“You couldn’t just tell an octillion atoms to drop whatever they were doing, rearrange themselves into a completely new configuration and do… — Jester Bobbity Copy Share Image
“What do you have in this car?" he asked. "What do you mean, like weapons?" "That would be a good start." "Well,… — Richard Castle Copy Share Image
As someone who's been doing a lot of classical theater recently, I loved the idea of getting to run around in Steven… — Lily Rabe Copy Share Image
“Not many performers are equally at home in drama and comedy; Claudette Colbert was one of those few. It’s hard to decide… — Eve Golden Copy Share Image
“Normal… What the majority of people look, act, and talk and like. So what if the majority became what we see as… — Catherine Copy Share Image
I used to think of myself as a comedian. I've always admired comedians. Their minds, the way in which they se the… — Al Pacino Copy Share Image
I think I was the only person in my experimental film class doing comedy. But my sense of humor and a lot… — Andy Samberg Copy Share Image
“Angus is amusing himself by ambushing the postman. Och aye, they may have taken his trouser snake addendums, but they cannae tak… — Louise Rennison Copy Share Image
I brought home a baby without telling [husband John McCain], and he not only took it in stride but loved it, immediately… — Cindy McCain Copy Share Image
“...like the twig furniture she made, thinking it was going to make us rich, only she's shit with a hammer and nails… — Susan Juby Copy Share Image
“Been around a lot of psychos in my lifetime and have come to the realization...that most of them work in Washington and that… — Timothy Pina Copy Share Image
“...My friend Bo had just finished skinny-dipping when one of those bastards came trotting out of the woods and bit his dick… — Nick Wilgus Copy Share Image
“[Phoebe Broome] 'Well,' she said at last. 'You've now met my father. At his worst.' [Lord Vladimir] 'Being myself widely considered my… — Alison Sinclair Copy Share Image
There's something strange about comedy requests. I guess if you enjoy something, why not hear it again? But there's something weird about… — Paul F. Tompkins Copy Share Image
Doctor says to a man, "You're pregnant!" The man says, "How does a man get pregnant?" The doctor says, "The usual way… — Henny Youngman Copy Share Image
“You and I both know that love is for children,'' he said. ''We're adults. Compatibility is for adults.'' ''Compatibility is for my… — Maggie Stiefvater Copy Share Image
If you can appeal to another person's sense of humor, you can introduce ideas, thoughts, things that they may disagree with or… — Rocky Carroll Copy Share Image
It never really occurs to me that I'm doing cringe comedy. It's something that people tell me afterwards, and I say, 'Again?… — Stephen Merchant Copy Share Image
Critics think we try to make bad films. They think we want to spend five months of our lives making something bad.… — Chris Pine Copy Share Image
“What the hell was your pal Bertin demanding?” he asked. “Sipping syrup?” “It’s a cocktail he prefers when he gets, ah, overly… — Douglas Preston Copy Share Image
To mistrust science and deny the validity of scientific method is to resign your job as a human. You'd better go look… — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
“Not only can I teach you math, I can teach you math in bed, Jordan. You know, I'll add the bed, you… — miranda kenneally Copy Share Image
The teacher asks Timmy "why is your cat at school today?" Timmy says, crying, "Because I heard my daddy say to my… — Lars Propst Copy Share Image
“I know a man who drives 600 yards to work. I know a woman who gets in her car to go a… — Bill Bryson Copy Share Image
“One of the study's authors, Dr. Lee Berk, is actually a humor researcher because, when you get right down to it, laughter… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“The next day Georgia left for school before I even got to the breakfast table. From behind his newspaper, Papy asked tiredly,… — Amy Plum Copy Share Image
“He looked up as the party emerged and nickered a soft hello to his master, who was dressed in an unfamiliar green… — John Flanagan Copy Share Image
My favourite kind of comedy comes from the awkwardness of living, the stuff that makes you cringe but borders on tragic -… — Taika Waititi Copy Share Image
A thin line separates laughter and pain, comedy and tragedy, humor and hurt. Our lives constantly walk that line. When we slip… — Barbara Johnson Copy Share Image
As a fan, I'm distraught, but as a cartoonist looking at new vacant spaces in 2400 newspapers, well, behind me, my cats… — Scott Adams Copy Share Image
The most impersonal seeming audiences eventually just say such intimate, smart, wise, amazing, totally surprising, funny things. It's empowering, in the sense… — Gloria Steinem Copy Share Image
I figured if I could put together being funny about stuff and actual events, maybe I could do something that wasn't being… — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
“I struggled for something to cling to, the way soldiers in foxholes picture their families, or a flag. My car, I thought… — David Wong Copy Share Image