1,453 Quotes About Laughter

  • Author Bob Newhart
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    The problem is that we live in an uptight country. Why don't we just laugh at ourselves? We are funny. Gays are funny. Straights are funny. Women are funny. Men are funny. We are all funny, and we all do funny things. Let's laugh about it.

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  • Author Christopher Null
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    There's always people who want to go out for a laugh, and there's always people who want to go out for a good cry.

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  • Author Henri Nouwen
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    Joy and laughter are the gifts of living in the presence of God and trusting that tomorrow is not worth worrying about.

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  • Author Laurie Notaro
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    Justin Halpern tosses lightning bolts of laughter out of his pocket like he is shooting dice in a back alley. In one sweep of a paragraph, he ranges from hysterical to disgusting to touching--and does it all seamlessly. Sh*t My Dad Says is a really, really funny book.

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  • Author Mike Nichols
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    Yes. The whole point about laughter is it’s like mercury: you can’t catch it, you can’t catch what motivates it—that’s why it’s funny,

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  • Author Pablo Neruda
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    Take bread away from me, if you wish, take air away, but do not take from me your laughter.

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