Laughter Quotes

2173 Laughter quotes by 1292 unique authors

Life is a huge farce, and the advantage of possessing a sense of humour is that it enables one to defy fate with mocking laughter. — George Gissing
I expect a black silence that is almost as violent as laughter. — Jean Cocteau
I'd like for them to say he took a few cups of love, he took one tablespoon of patience, teaspoon of generosity, one pint of… — Muhammad Ali
Laughter is born out of the discovery of the contradictory. — Alfred Jarry
Laughter is infectious, like small pox or gay. — Stan Smith
In my own prejudice.. I would have of a poet...whose worlds would not be too esoteric..fond of talking....capable of pity and laughter..appreciative of womem..involved in… — Louis MacNeice
Jackie Gleason said that comedy is the most exacting form of dramatic art, because it has an instant critic: laughter. — Chuck Jones
Once you have heard a strange audience burst into laughter at a film you directed, you realize what the word joy is all about. — Chuck Jones
The object of a comedy is not to correct morals or ridicule the vices of society; no, a comedy should depict the discrepancies between life… — Vissarion Belinsky
I am pleased to see from the laughter on the Ministerial benches that there is no implication on their part to take Sir Oswald Mosley… — Clement Attlee
The fountain of youth [for me], letâ€™s seeâ€¦I guess itâ€™s exercise, healthy diet, lots of water, lots of laughter, lots of sexâ€”yes, sex, we need… — Cameron Diaz
You cannot study Pleasure in the moment of the nuptial embrace, nor repentance while repenting, nor analyze the nature of humour while roaring with laughter. — C.S. Lewis
What can be considered human emotions? Surely not only lyricism, sadness, tragedy? Doesn't laughter also have a claim to that lofty title? I want to… — Dmitri Shostakovich
The Young Soldier It is not death Without hereafter To one in dearth Of life and its laughter, Nor the sweet murder Dealt slow and… — Wilfred Owen
Her love was trembling in laughter on her lips. — Oscar Wilde
While it only takes one spouse to be friendly, it takes both spouses to be friends. When both spouses are unfriendly, the marriage is marked… — Mark Driscoll
There is a grandeur in the uniformity of the mass. When a fashion, a dance, a song, a slogan or a joke sweeps like wildfire… — Eric Hoffer
Laughter, ridicule, opposition and persecution are often the only reward which Christâ€™s followers get from the world. — J C Ryle
Most creativity is a transition from one context into another where things are more surprising. Thereâ€™s an element of surprise, and especially in science, there… — Alan Kay
There is a kind of laughter that sickens the soul. Laughter when it is out of control: when it screams and stamps its feet, and… — Mervyn Peake

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