A joke is not a thing but a process, a trick you play on the listener's mind. You start him off toward a plausible goal, and then by a sudden twist you land him nowhere at all or just where… — Max Eastman Copy Share Image
People who demand neutrality in any situation are usually not neutral but in favor of the status quo. — Max Eastman Copy Share
I don't know why it is we are in such a hurry to get up when we fall down. You might think we would… — Max Eastman Copy Share
If one were loyal to one's nation only because it was good and true ... one would not be loyal to any nation but… — Max Eastman Copy Share
It is the ability to take a joke, not make one, that proves you have a sense of humor. — Max Eastman Copy Share
Dogs laugh, but they laugh with their tails. What puts man in a higher state of evolution is that he has got his laugh… — Max Eastman Copy Share
Classic art was the art of necessity: modern romantic art bears the stamp of caprice and chance. — Max Eastman Copy Share
He [P.G.Wodehouse] is I believe, the only man living who speaks with equal fluency the American and English languages. — Max Eastman Copy Share
Laughter puts your brain, your central nervous system and your whole being into a state of free play. — Max Eastman Copy Share
Humor is a kind of emotional chaos told about calmly and quietly in retrospect.There is always a laugh in the utterly familiar. — Max Eastman Copy Share
