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

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

Stephen Hawking

" Absurdity is what I like most in life, and there's humor in struggling in ignorance. If you saw a man repeatedly running into a wall until he was a bloody pulp, after a while it would make you laugh because it becomes absurd. "

" The most wasted of all days is one without laughter. "

" The actors I respect are the ones who see it as a career and manage to live reasonably normal lives, like Meryl Streep and Philip Seymour Hoffman. "

" The overwhelming majority of Americans are possessed of two great qualities a sense of humor and a sense of proportion. "

Franklin D. Roosevelt

" I'm a comedian, and I definitely see the humor in a lot of things. I am also sad a lot. I cry often and easily. I think you're supposed to feel all kinds of things. "

Ellen DeGeneres

" Humor is the most engaging cowardice. "

" I think I have always had a little humor. "

" If you're playing a good guy, you show some darkness. If you're playing a dark guy, you show something different, like humor, that will mix it up and hopefully surpass the audience's expectations. What I'm battling all the time is complacency in the audience. I try to bring a little mystery to what might happen because that engages people more. "

" You can find heroism everyday, like guys working terrible jobs because they've got to support their families. Or as far as humor, the things I see on the job, on the street, are far funnier than anything you'll ever see on TV. "

" Humor is mankind's greatest blessing. "

" Everywhere is within walking distance if you have the time. "

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

" I love Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart because they're bringing irony back into American humor, which is a delicious treat. The entire Colbert persona of being extreme right-wing when he's not at all is highly amusing. He does it so well, but sometimes a little too well. My wife is convinced he's completely that way. "

" I think sometimes my humor is extremely dry, and a lot of times I would say things that I thought were very funny but... I have a reputation of - people think of me as a very fundamentalist, humorless fellow. "

" Gags die, humor doesn't. "

" I love people who make me laugh. I honestly think it's the thing I like most, to laugh. It cures a multitude of ills. It's probably the most important thing in a person. "

" The secret to humor is surprise. "

" Get well cards have become so humorous that if you don't get sick you're missing half the fun. "

" Imagination was given to man to compensate him for what he isn't. A sense of humor was provided to console him for what he is. "

" I don't really have a type. I don't want to be a cliche. But personality is a big thing for me. You can find cute guys all over. But he's got to have some sort of sense of humor, which is so hard to find in a guy. He's got to be a bit smart. "

" 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. "

" Good planning is important. I've also regarded a sense of humor as one of the most important things on a big expedition. When you're in a difficult or dangerous situation, or when you're depressed about the chances of success, someone who can make you laugh eases the tension. "

" Acting advice is a bit like your parents teaching you how to drive a car. You know they're right, but you still kind of want them to shut up a bit. "

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

" When humor works, it works because it's clarifying what people already feel. It has to come from someplace real. "

" So once I thought of the villain with a sense of humor, I began to think of a name and the name "the Joker" immediately came to mind. There was the association with the Joker in the deck of cards, and I probably yelled literally, 'Eureka!' because I knew I had the name and the image at the same time. "

" Good late-night humor can work at any time of the day. "

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

" Laughter is the closest distance between two people. "