This I conceive to be the chemical function of humor: to change the character of our thought. Lin Yutang on humor
Nothing is so galling to a people not broken in from the birth as a paternal, or in other words a meddling government, a government which tells them what to read and say and eat and drink and wear. Thomas W. Higginson on humor
There is no defense against adverse fortune which is so effectual as an habitual sense of humor. Thomas W. Higginson on humor
Great men are rarely isolated mountain peaks they are the summits of ranges. Thomas W. Higginson on humor
Humor is merely tragedy standing on its head with its pants torn. Irvin S. Cobb on humor
Through humor, you can soften some of the worst blows that life delivers. And once you find laughter, no matter how painful your situation might be, you can survive it. Bill Cosby on humor
Humor is the first of the gifts to perish in a foreign tongue. Virginia Woolf on humor
Humor must not professedly teach and it must not professedly preach, but it must do both if it would live forever. Mark Twain on humor
A woman has to be intelligent, have charm, a sense of humor, and be kind. It's the same qualities I require from a man. Catherine Deneuve on humor
In truth, politeness is artificial good humor, it covers the natural want of it, and ends by rendering habitual a substitute nearly equivalent to the real virtue. Thomas Jefferson on humor
There is a thin line that separates laughter and pain, comedy and tragedy, humor and hurt. Erma Bombeck on humor
Anybody with a sense of humor is going to put on my album and laugh from beginning to end. Eminem on humor