Humor Quote by Dick Gregory

Someone who makes you laugh is a comedian. Someone who makes you think and then laugh is a humorist.

— George Burns

Humor is an escape, because you cannot think about your problems when you are trying to be funny; so, in essence, "being a humorist"…

— Dave Barry

Being a humorist is not a voluntary thing. You can tell this because in a situation where saying a funny thing will cause a…

— P. J. O'Rourke

Humor has to surprise us; otherwise, it isn't funny. It's a death knell for a writer to be labeled a humorist because then it's…

— Garrison Keillor

Humorists are not humorous twenty-four hours a day. In fact, when you get to know them well, they are often not humorous at all.…

— Margaret Halsey

A humorist is a person who feels bad, but who feels good about it.

— Don Herold

I'm a classic example of all humorists - only funny when I'm working.

— Peter Sellers

I've always been attracted to humor and funny people in general. It's a joy to make people laugh, but it's not as fun as…

— Jennifer Garner

I learned as a young man that I don't write jokes, but that I can deliver more mundane material and get a laugh. I…

— Nick Offerman

Anybody with a good sense of humor is one-up on their competition. We respond to somebody who has the ability to make us laugh.…

— Robert Orben

I like to make jokes; I consider myself a funny person. I just think making jokes about people who are in a situation beyond…

— Maria Shriver

A sense of humor is the ability to understand a joke-and that the joke is oneself.

— Clifton Fadiman