“Humor is a social lubricant that helps us get over some of the bad spots.”
–Steve Allen
“Humor is but another weapon against the universe.”
–Mel Brooks
“Humor is an affirmation of dignity, a declaration of man’s superiority to all that befalls him.”
–Romain Gary
“Among other things, I think humor is a shield, a weapon, a survival kit.”
–Ogden Nash
“A sense of humor is a measurement of the extent to which we realize that we are trapped in a world almost totally devoid of reason. Laughter is how we express the anxiety we feel at this knowledge.”
–Dave Barry
“A sense of humor is a sense of proportion.”
Kahlil Gibran
“Common sense and a sense of humor are the same things, moving at different speeds. A sense of humor is just common sense, dancing.”
–Clive James
“The real marriage of true minds is for any two people to possess a sense of humor or irony pitched in exactly the same key, so that their joint glances at any subject cross like iinterarching searchlights.”
–Edith Wharton