Sense Of Humor Quotes

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  A well-developed sense of humor is the pole that adds balance to your steps as you walk the tightrope of life.

  William Arthur Ward

  Inspirational, Life, Happiness

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• The attempt to develop a sense of humor and to see things in a humorous light is some kind of a trick learned while mastering the art of living.

  Viktor E. Frankl

  Art, Humorous, Light

  Viktor E. Frankl (2015). “Man's Search For Meaning, Gift Edition”, p.40, Beacon Press

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• A keen sense of humor helps us to overlook the unbecoming, understand the unconventional, tolerated the unpleasant, overcome the unexpected, and outlast the unbearable.

  Billy Graham

  Humor, Adversity, Overcoming

  Billy Graham (1993). “Hope for the Troubled Heart: Finding God in the Midst of Pain”, Bantam

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• To succeed in life, you need three things: a wishbone, a backbone and a funny bone.

  Reba McEntire

  Life, Success, Positivity

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• A sense of humor is part of the art of leadership, of getting along with people, of getting things done.

  Dwight D. Eisenhower

  Funny, Leadership, Art

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• A person without a sense of humor is like a wagon without springs. It's jolted by every pebble on the road.

  Henry Ward Beecher

  Inspirational, Motivational, Attitude

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• People with a sense of humor tend to be less egocentric and more realistic in their view of the world and more humble in moments of success and less defeated in times of travail.

  Bob Newhart

  Humble, Views, People

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• Oh Lord, give us a sense of humor with courage to manifest it forth, so that we may laugh to shame the pomps, the vanities, the sense of self-importance of the Big Fellows that the world sometimes sends among us, and who try to take our peace away.

  Sean O'Casey

  Humor, Vanity, Self

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• You don't stop laughing because you grow older. You grow older because you stop laughing.

  Maurice Chevalier

  Inspirational, Positive, Laughter

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• A sense of humor is just common sense dancing.

  William James

  Dance, Humor, Common Sense

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• One of the things that binds us as a family is a shared sense of humor.

  Ralph Fiennes

  Family

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• Nonsense wakes up the brain cells. And it helps develop a sense of humor, which is awfully important in this day and age. Humor has a tremendous place in this sordid world. It's more than just a matter of laughing. If you can see things out of whack, then you can see how things can be in whack.

  Dr. Seuss

  Cells, Laughing, Brain

  "Author Isn't Just a Cat in the Hat" by Miles Corwin in The Los Angeles Times, November 27, 1983.

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• A positive attitude and a sense of humor go together like biscuits and gravy.

  Dolly Parton

  Attitude, Together, Biscuits

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  If you find it hard to laugh at yourself, I would be happy to do it for you.

  Groucho Marx

  Funny, Sarcastic, Sarcasm

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  A sense of humor... is needed armor. Joy in one's heart and some laughter on one's lips is a sign that the person down deep has a pretty good grasp of life.

  Hugh Sidey

  Funny, Happiness, Happy

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• People of humor are always in some degree people of genius.

  Samuel Taylor Coleridge

  People, Degrees, Genius

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• Common sense and a sense of humor are the same thing, moving at different speeds. A sense of humor is just common sense, dancing.

  William James

  Funny, Dance, Laughter

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• Imagination was given to man to compensate him for what he is not; a sense of humor to console him for what he is.

  Francis Bacon

  Funny, Laughter, Humor

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• A sense of humor judges one's actions and the actions of others from a wider reference. It pardons shortcomings, it consoles failure.

  Thornton Wilder

  Humor, Judging, Action

  "The Eighth Day". Book by Thornton Wilder, 1967.

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• Laughing stock: cattle with a sense of humor.

  Steven Wright

  Laughing, Cattle

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• A sense of humor has been linked with longevity. It is a possibility that the mental attitude reflected in a lively sense of humor is an important factor predisposing some people toward long life.

  Raymond Moody

  Attitude, Humor, Long

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• Humor is by far the most significant activity of the human brain.

  Edward de Bono

  Funny, Wisdom, Humorous

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• Keep your sense of humor. Stay funny.

  Frederick Lenz

  Buddhism, Balance

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• The problem with having a sense of humor is often that people you use it on aren't in a very good mood.

  Lou Holtz

  Motivational, Sports, Humor

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  You can tell how smart people are by what they laugh at.

  Tina Fey

  Witty, Smart, Humor

  Interview with Oprah Winfrey, www.oprah.com. February, 2009.

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