Amusing Quotes

257 quotes by 222 authors

Are you going to come quietly, or do I have to use earplugs? — Spike Milligan
The duty of comedy is to correct men by amusing them. — Moliere
When I play with my cat, who knows whether she is not amusing herself with me more than I with her. — Michel de Montaigne
I've been told to speed up my delivery when I perform. But if I lose the stammer, I'm just another slightly amusing accountant. — Bob Newhart
Arrogance on the part of the meritorious is even more offensive to us than the arrogance of those without merit: for merit itself is offensive. — Friedrich Nietzsche
A study in the Washington Post says that women have better verbal skills than men. I just want to say to the authors of that… — Conan O'Brien
As I get older, all sorts of things become less funny. Once one has children, any cruelty involving children becomes far less amusing than when… — P.J. O'Rourke
However my parents - both of whom came from impoverished backgrounds and neither of whom had been to college, took the view that my overactive… — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
At first, I only laughed at myself. Then I noticed that life itself is amusing. I've been in a generally good mood ever since. — Marilyn vos Savant
Things people say strike me as amusing, and I am prone to saying out loud what everybody's thinking. — William Shatner
I find it amusing on one level, poignant on another, when people try to get recognition from an outside source. It's sad. — Grace Slick
A slight touch of friendly malice and amusement towards those we love keeps our affections for them from turning flat. — Logan Pearsall Smith
I tend to head for what's amusing because a lot of things aren't happy. But usually you can find a funny side to practically anything. — Maggie Smith
Nothing is so perfectly amusing as a total change of ideas. — Laurence Sterne
Wrestling is ballet with violence. — Jesse Ventura
The art of medicine consists in amusing the patient while nature cures the disease. — Voltaire
Criminals are never very amusing. It's because they're failures. Those who make real money aren't counted as criminals. This is a class distinction, not an… — Orson Welles
A woman in love can't be reasonable - or she probably wouldn't be in love. — Mae West
I enjoyed the courtroom as just another stage but not so amusing as Broadway. — Mae West
I write and write and write, and then I edit it down to the parts that I think are amusing, or that help the storyline,… — Al Yankovic

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