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" If you can get humor and seriousness at the same time, you've created a special little thing, and that's what I'm looking for, because if you get pompous, you lose everything. "

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" You know those things that you throw the twigs into and it spits them out? That's what I do. The branches are like life, and I throw them into my head and some of it comes out as humor. "

" Our brand of democracy is hard. But I can promise that a year from now, when I no longer hold this office, I'll be right there with you as a citizen - inspired by those voices of fairness and vision, of grit and good humor and kindness that have helped America travel so far. "

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" Kindness and a generous spirit go a long way. And a sense of humor. It's like medicine - very healing. "

" Laughter, and the broader category of humor, are key elements in helping us go on with our life after a loss. "

" Having a track record to live up to and the history of successes had become a hindrance. It becomes harder to break out of what people expect you to do. "

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" Mrs. Robinson is a little dated now, but it has nothing to do with Joe DiMaggio. "

" My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style. "

" You've got to have a sense of humor to keep your sanity. "

" Humor is everywhere in that there's irony in just about anything a human does. "

" My childhood, adolescence and high school days are unusually important. If there has ever been a time that I developed a uniqueness and sense of humor and the ability to organize, it was then. In those early days, I developed the skills that gave me a certain degree of success in American politics. "

" When I was 15, I made a solo record. It made Artie very unhappy. He looked upon it as something of a betrayal. "

" Humor comes from self-confidence. "

Rita Mae Brown

Self-Confidence

Humor

" Not every song I write is ecstasy. And it can happen only one time. After that, when you sing the same melody and words, it's pleasure, but you don't get wiped out. "

" Honest good humor 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. "

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

" I don't consider myself to be a major talent, so the only solace I can take is to hope I'm growing. "

" Humor is laughing at what you haven't got when you ought to have it. "

" I don't feel any pressure from fans. But I'm always in some kind of state of emotional turmoil. I would not describe myself as happy-go-lucky. That's not to say that I'm not happy. "

" When a chick has a sense of humor, there's nothing more attractive. "

" Humor is an affirmation of dignity, a declaration of man's superiority to all that befalls him. "

" We just did what we'd done when we were an act in the '60s. But I found it impossible to hold a dialogue with 500,000 people. In a certain sense, it was numbing. "

" I have seen what a laugh can do. It can transform almost unbearable tears into something bearable, even hopeful. "

" The more I live, the more I think that humor is the saving sense. "

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" Keeping an active mind has been vital to my survival, as has been maintaining a sense of humor. "

" Humor is rare in science fiction... there's so little of it that it automatically reminds you of other heroes with that acerbic humor when you find it. "

" I don't feel any need to play the role of the clown. In my private life I take a break from humor. "

" People who know me, they know I have a sense of humor, I'm a bit of a joker, a bit of a clown really, and I would love someone to exploit that side of me and send me a romantic comedy. "

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