Catharsis isn't art. You can't rely on catharsis to get a laugh. Because guess what? People do laugh when something's shocking, but… — Mindy Kaling Copy Share Image
[Ognev] recalled endless, heated, purely Russian arguments, when the wranglers, spraying spittle and banging their fists on the table, fail to understand… — Anton Chekhov Copy Share Image
Idiots are very very clear - clear in the sense that they do not have the intelligence to feel confusion. To feel… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Nonsense wakes up the brain cells. And it helps develop a sense of humor, which is awfully important in this day and… — Dr. Seuss Copy Share Image
I've always liked walking; that's one of my favorite things to do, and I try to walk every day. [In Washington, D.C.]… — Laura Bush Copy Share Image
I dont want to sound gloomy, but, at some point of your lives, every one of you will notice that you have… — Christopher Lee Copy Share Image
In terms of the stars, the only ones I cast were Billy Connolly and Pauline Collins. I was in Los Angeles working… — Dustin Hoffman Copy Share Image
Half of them kept repeating my name, trying to get it right, while the other half laughed. But they were harmless. Fun… — Jay Asher Copy Share Image
Merciful heaven, Thou rather with thy sharp and sulphurous bolt Splits the unwedgeable and gnarled oak Than the soft myrtle; but man,… — William Shakespeare Copy Share Image
Sometimes there are paparazzi that take photos and you don't know they're there. So you're laughing, kicking up your heels and doing… — Dianna Agron Copy Share Image
Humour allows us to see that ultimately things don't make sense. The only thing that truly makes sense is letting go of… — Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche Copy Share Image
When we start understanding that all challenges are really opportunities to learn and grow and become all that we are becoming, which… — Bryan Kest Copy Share Image
The fact is that much of advertising's power comes from this belief that advertising does not affect us. The most effective kind… — Jean Kilbourne Copy Share Image
I'd loved in so many bodies, but never one I loved like this. Never one that I craved in this way. Of… — Stephenie Meyer Copy Share Image
It happened to me just this year with a beautiful boy I started hanging out with. Call me a hormonal teenager if… — Stephen Lovegrove Copy Share Image
Some people are so afraid of losing their individuality. Wouldn't it be better for the pig to lose his pig-individuality if he… — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
A guy walks into a bar, orders a drink, sees a girl that catches his eye. Asks her if she wants another,… — Tyler Farr Copy Share Image
Saxton smelled really good and had a handshake that was firm. "You've grown up a lot." Blay found himself flushing as he… — J.R. Ward Copy Share Image
It's really fascinating. I've never spent time in a place where they lost the wars, so it was interesting and I didn't… — Evan Jones Copy Share Image
I've learned the idea of pausing when agitated or doubtful. I can still write the e-mail but instead of sending that e-mail… — John Feldmann Copy Share Image
The early days of any relationship are punctuated with a series of firsts - first sight, first words, first laugh, first kiss,… — David Nicholls Copy Share Image
Comedy is the drug, when they laugh it's like I'm a jazz musician and they hear it, and they get it. It's… — Alonzo Bodden Copy Share Image
“Lincoln grinned. “The Academy owns a number of buildings. There are walkways between them.” I couldn’t take my eyes off the sky… — Jessica Shirvington Copy Share Image
“But the funniest one they showed us was about the need for leisure time. I was sitting next to women who work… — Masha Gessen Copy Share Image
When you see these characters like Captain America or Thor, laughing at their own situation or about how strange they are, then… — Joss Whedon Copy Share Image
I laugh a lot in horror films. If I'm scared in a horror film, I try to think about what's scaring me...… — Jason Reitman Copy Share Image
I think the 'Just say no' mentality is so crazed. I saw a thing in a women's magazine the other day. 'He… — Paul McCartney Copy Share Image
Most of the time, the songs have jokes in them, little sarcastic things, or purposely kitsch or something. So that's going along… — Paul Simon Copy Share Image
It shall be my pleasure to remedy it. First, it is not your strength or your speed that draws me. It's your...everything.… — Gena Showalter Copy Share Image
I'd like to do more dramatic roles but I would never give up comedy to do it. I've seen a lot of… — Jason Biggs Copy Share Image
I've been a fan of Mads since the “Casino Royale” movie. I really sat up and paid attention to him. I was… — Laurence Fishburne Copy Share Image
The first thing you'd have to do is be able to actually prove this linkage here, that there is an effort to… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
To see a man fearless in dangers, untainted with lusts, happy in adversity, composed in a tumult, and laughing at all those… — Seneca the Younger Copy Share Image
When I began doing theatre in high school I saw that I could get laughs from people but I didn't really connect… — Amy Poehler Copy Share Image
There's nothing like being in fashion. A man that has once got his character up for a wit is always sure of… — Washington Irving Copy Share Image
Because you see when a new baby laughs for the first time a new fairy is born, and as there are always… — James M. Barrie Copy Share Image
No one's place in this world is guaranteed. Not everyone is going to get a happy ending. But life isn't about how… — Jennifer Armintrout Copy Share Image
I heard the bells from the future churches, the children playing and laughing in the schoolyards [...] and here was an almond… — Nikos Kazantzakis Copy Share Image
I was a terrible actor. But John Hughes liked me, and he encouraged me. I made him laugh, I guess is the… — Louie Anderson Copy Share Image
The French are not rude. They just happen to hate you. But that is no reason to bypass this beautiful country, whose… — Dave Barry Copy Share Image
![“[Ognev] recalled endless, heated, purely Russian arguments, when the wranglers, spraying spittle and banging their fists on the table, fail to understand yet interrupt one another, themselves not even noticing it, contradict themselves with every phrase, change the subject, then, having argued for…” quote by Anton Chekhov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/12b/anton-chekhov-298_argument_ognev-recalled-endless-heated-purely-rus_2101911.jpg)
![“I've always liked walking; that's one of my favorite things to do, and I try to walk every day. [In Washington, D.C.] I can't walk outside, but we have the treadmill. And I walked eight miles at the ranch last weekend. Now I also lift weights, which is also great for bone strength. [Mrs. Bush…” quote by Laura Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/9e2/laura-bush-4252_biceps_i-ve-always-liked-walking-that-s-one-of_62915.jpg)
![“In terms of the stars, the only ones I cast were Billy Connolly and Pauline Collins. I was in Los Angeles working and a lot of this took place on the telephone. I'd met Maggie [Smith] once and I'd come back-stage, which I'm usually loathe to do because as an actor you don't want people coming back…” quote by Dustin Hoffman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/88a/dustin-hoffman-4662_actors_in-terms-of-the-stars-the-only-ones-i-ca_1411943.jpg)
![“The first thing you'd have to do is be able to actually prove this linkage here, that there is an effort to sabotage, and what anybody would do is they would just laugh at you."This is because [Donald] Trump is elected; it's what Trump did."This is a battle for the minds and hearts of the American…” quote by Rush Limbaugh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/188/rush-limbaugh-28_able_the-first-thing-you-d-have-to-do-is-be-a_2323464.jpg)
![“I heard the bells from the future churches, the children playing and laughing in the schoolyards [...] and here was an almond tree in bloom before me: I must reach out and cut a flowering branch. For, by believing passionately in something which still does not exist, we create it. The nonexistent…” quote by Nikos Kazantzakis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/50f/nikos-kazantzakis-1116_almonds_i-heard-the-bells-from-the-future-church_2527567.jpg)
