Attitude Quote by Robert Schimmel

As a comic, you are trying to please people in some way - to make them laugh.

— Ardal O'Hanlon

I want to help people, give hope to all. Humor is the foundation of our lives.

— Terry Bradshaw

What we do as comics can be a service to people. It can make them laugh and take their mind off their problems for…

— Lisa Lampanelli

It is a fair, even-handed, noble adjustment of things, that while there is infection in disease and sorrow, there is nothing in the world…

— Charles Dickens

Comedy is a great tool. We [comics] are trying to find ways to use humor to enlighten people without preaching to them.

— Trevor Noah

I'm not a comic. I'm a humorist.

— Dick Gregory

To be a comic, you must reveal yourself in your most grotesque nudity. And it's only then, when the truth gets told, when the…

— Melissa Leo

My life goal is not to ruin anyone's existence. I'm a comic.

— Rosie O'Donnell

There were times where I felt I was pressing a little bit too hard with the humor, and I had to pull back, because…

— Joshua Ferris

Oh Lord, give us a sense of humor with courage to manifest it forth, so that we may laugh to shame the pomps, the…

— Sean O'Casey

I'm not a mean comic, I don't want to turn anybody off - I just want to give a point of view or my…

— Gary Owens

That's the great test: if you're going to be a great comic writer, not a humorist, you've got to take it into the throat…

— Howard Jacobson