“A joke is a very serious thing.”
Winston Churchill

“Comedy is simply a funny way of being serious.”
Peter Ustinov

“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

“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

“A sense of humor is a major defense against minor troubles.”
Mignon McLaughlin

“A sense of humor is the ability to understand a joke – and that the joke is oneself.”
Clifton Paul Fadiman

“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

“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

“It is a curious fact that people are never so trivial as when they take themselves seriously.”
Oscar Wilde

“Humor is a rubber sword – it allows you to make a point without drawing blood.”
Mary Hirsch

“Humor is reason gone mad.”
Groucho Marx

“One never needs their humor as much when they argue with a fool.”
Chinese Proverb

“Good humor is one of the preservatives of our peace and tranquility.”
Thomas Jefferson

“Laughter rises out of tragedy, when you need it the most, and rewards you for your courage.”
Erma Bombeck

“Humor is a universal language.”
Joel Goodman

“Humor is our way of defending ourselves from life’s absurdities by thinking absurdly about them.”
Lewis Mumford