Humour is emotional chaos remembered in tranquility.
James ThurberA person without a sense of humour is like a wagon without springs. It's jolted by every pebble on the road.
Henry Ward Beecher There's terrific merit in having no sense of humour, no sense of irony, practically no sense of anything at all. If you're born with these so-called defects you have a very good chance of getting to the top.
Peter CookChildren generally hate to be idle; all the care then is that their busy humour should be constantly employed in something of use to them
John LockeHumour is not a postscript or an incidental afterthought - rather it is a serious and weighty part of the world's economy.
Oscar W FirkinsThere's no trick to being a humourist when you have the whole government working for you.
Will RogersHumour is an affirmation of dignity, a declaration of man's superiority to all that befalls him. [any idea if this is saying humour is a good thing or a bad thing?]
Romain GaryGood humour is one of the best articles of dress one can wear in society.
William Makepeace ThackerayI'm not a traditional politician, and I have a sense of humour. I'll try to soften it and become boring, maybe even very boring, but I'm not sure if I'll be able to.
Silvio BerlusconiThe kind of humour I like is that which makes me laugh for five seconds and think for ten minutes.
William DavisBad humour is an evasion of reality; good humour is an acceptance of it.
Malcolm MuggeridgeImagination is a quality given a man to compensate him for what he is not, and a sense of humour was provided to console him for what he is.
Oscar WildeHumour is a great vehicle for getting a message across: If you get too serious, you could die of starch.
Cyndi LauperHumour is an affirmation of man's dignity, a declaration of man's superiority to all that befalls him.
Romain CaryHumour is the first of the gifts to perish in a foreign tongue.
Virginia WoolfYou can turn painful situations around through laughter. If you can find humour in anything, even poverty, you can survive it.
Bill CosbyI have a fine sense of the ridiculous, but no sense of humour.
Edward AlbeeWe have a similar sense of humour and can take the mickey out of each other, so I think we'll have lots of fun. If he starts shouting, I'll just shout right back [dancing with Brendan Cole]
Claire KingHonest good humour is the oil and wine of a merry meeting, and there is no jovial companionship equal to that where the jokes are rather small and laughter abundant
Washington IrvingYou need to talk about sex with a sense of humour, especially because sex is a sensitive area for a lot of people. The other thing is that you may not want to tell the world everything you do in bed.
Paige TurcoHumour is richly rewarding to the person who employs it. It has some value in gaining and holding attention, but it has no persuasive value at all.
GalbraithShe's a hoot - an incredible sense of humour [on Camilla Parker-Bowles]
Elton JohnOurs is like Jewish humour with a sun tan - warm, family-based. We share a lot of neuroses such as food, guilt, overachieving children and controlling mothers. [on Asian humour]
Meera SyalIf you could choose one characteristic that would get you through life, choose a sense of humour.
Jennifer JonesWe should take astrology seriously. No, I don't mean we should believe in it. I am talking about fighting it seriously instead of humouring it as a piece of harmless fun
Richard DawkinsWe've had a day of great drama and of humour too. The rumour mill is now taking over [when Blair left making the unelectable Brown Prime Minister]
Andy BurnhamI could not tread these perilous paths in safety, if I did not keep a saving sense of humour.
Horatio NelsonThe secret to humour is surprise.
AristotleHumour is also a way of saying something serious.
T S Eliot[I thank] my darling Camilla, who has stood with me through thick and thin - and whose precious optimism and humour have seen me through.
Prince CharlesA lot of people don't get my sense of humour, which is fine, because I often don't get theirs either!
Mike FinkMark my words, when a society has to resort to the lavatory
for its humour, the writing is on the wall.
Alan BennettHumour is the instinct for taking pain playfully.
Max EastmanIf someone had told me years ago that sharing a sense of humour was so vital to partnerships, I could have avoided a lot of sex!
Kate BeckinsaleHumour and a bit of charm will get most women in bed.
Jerri ByrneIf someone had told me years ago that sharing a sense of humour was so vital to partnerships, I could have avoided a lot of sex!
Kate BeckinsaleHumour has been the balm of my life, but it's been reserved for those close to me, not part of the public Lana.
Lana TurnerHumour is a social lubricant that helps us get over some of the bad spots.
Steve AllenPrime minister's questions with Tony Blair there is some sort of light and shadow and he's got a sense of humour... I'm not sure with Gordon Brown how many light moments there will be.
David CameronThe love of truth lies at the root of much humour.
Robertson DaviesAnger and humour are like the left and right arm. They complement each other.
James ConeThere's no doubt he was in his own way a comic genius. He had this wonderful warmth and humour that came right through the screen and just embraced you. [on Ronnie Barker]
Nicholas ParsonsIf I had no sense of humour, I would long ago have committed suicide.
Mahatma GandhiI'm just trying to portray what I find ironic or humourous.
Max CannonI don't want to start any blasphemous rumours... But I think that God's got a sick sense of humour.
Depeche ModeEven though the clown is often deadpan, he is a connoisseur of humour.
Mel GussowI was a modest, good-humoured boy. It is Oxford that has made me insufferable.
Max Beerbohm
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