Quotes about Humor

They are fond of fun and therefore witty, wit being well-bred insolence.

I have always held, too, that pistol practice should be distinctly an open-air pastime; and when Holmes, in one of his queer humors, would sit in an armchair with his hair-trigger and a hundred Boxer cartridges, and proceed to adorn the opposite wall with a patriotic V. R. done in bullet-pocks, I felt strongly that neither the atmosphere nor the appearance of our room was improved by it.

It is very good of Lord St. Simon to honour my head by putting it on a level with his own," said Sherlock Holmes, laughing.

Take a pinch of snuff, doctor, and acknowledge that I have scored over you in your example.

I like pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.

What is existence for but to be laughed at if men in their twenties have already attained the utmost?

The chief objection to playing wind instruments is that it prolongs the life of the player.

Life was never anything but a perpetual see-saw between gravity and jest.

You think you're being difficult, my little sausage? Have I ever told you about the time I drank eight vodka martinis, took all my clothes off in front of a film crew and then broke my manager's nose?

The only way I could get comfortable around people was to make them laugh. I was an obedient girl, and humor was my one form of rebellion. I used comedy to deflect. Like, 'Hey, check out my zit!' - you know, making fun of yourself before someone else has a chance to.

This may sound a little West Texan to you, but I like it. When I'm talking about.. when I'm talking about myself, and when he's talking about myself, all of us are talking about me.

When I was young and irresponsible, I was young and irresponsible.