But the fact that some geniuses were laughed at does not imply that all who are laughed at are geniuses. They laughed at Columbus, they laughed at Fulton, they laughed at the Wright brothers. But...

Inventory:”Four be the things I am wiser to know:Idleness, sorrow, a friend, and a foe.Four be the things I’d been better without:Love, curiosity, freckles, and doubt.Three be the things I shall never attain:Envy, content, and...

You must not let me out,’ it warned him gently, as it saw his eyes rest on the lock.’If you release me now that I know my nature, I could not help but unmake the...

He had never heard anything quite as amazing as that voice. She talked as if she was continuously on the verge of breaking into giggles. And when she giggled she sounded the way Ove imagined...

Nothing brings on jealousy like laughter.

Moderate strength is shown in violence, supreme strength is shown in levity.

A house from which nobody ever went away without feeling better in some way. A house in which there was always laughter.

The only honest art form is laughter, comedy. You can’t fake it…try to fake three laughs in an hour — ha ha ha ha ha — they’ll take you away, man. You can’t.

Laughter aids the digestion. You can eat a huge stew with your schoolmates and digest it with no bother at all, whereas you can get indigestion eating a leaf of lettuce in boring company.

While McMurphy laughs. Rocking farther and farther backward against the cabin top,spreading his laugh across the water. Laughing at the girl,at the guys, at George,at me sucking my bleeding thumb, at the captain back at...

The soul is healed by being with children.” …

Laughter is the human super-highway to the heart. It bypasses, any yellow or red lights and proceeds straight to green. Go get to laughing!!!

As Isabel acted out her date, both of them laughing, I stayed in the kitchen, out of sight, and pretended she was telling me, too. And that, for once, I was part of this hidden...

Laughter is a tranquilizer without after-effects.

Diner: Do you serve crabs here?Waiter : We serve anyine; sit down.

A little humility and laughter in our life is good medicine for us! Especially at our own expense! This is how we grow! This is how our spirit survives with essence!

As to the mouth, it delights at times in laughter; it is disposed to impart all that the brain conceives; though I daresay it would be silent on much the heart experiences. Mobile and flexible,...

The health benefits, both mental and physical, of humor are well documented. A good laugh can diffuse tension, relieve stress, and release endorphins into your system, which act as a natural mood elevator. In Norman...

God, don’t laugh!” Jamie said, alarmed. “I didna mean to make ye laugh! Christ, Jenny will kill me if ye cough up a lung and die out here!

The simple trill of her laugh has not declined over the years; if anything it’s been buffeted by her endless sorrows and disappointments.

I believe that the ability to laugh at oneself is fundamental to the resiliency of the human spirit.

To laugh with others is one of life’s great pleasures. To be laughed at by others is one of life’s great hurts.

I have always felt that laughter in the face of reality is probably the finest sound there is and will last until the day when the game is called on account of darkness. In this...

An infinite question is often destroyed by finite answers. To define everything is to annihilate much that gives us laughter and joy.

You don’t stop laughing because you grow old. You grow old because you stop laughing.

Sexy, sexy veggies. You two need to go on lots of dates together.

You know you’ve reached the end of a relationship: when your lover now demands that your jokes be funny before they laugh.

She knows what it is to be sad and miserable, but those emotions are almost enjoyable. They throw moments of happiness and laughter into sharper relief.

Perhaps I am just a coward who loves to laugh at life better than I do cry with it. But when I do get to crying, boy, I can roll a mean tear.

The common denominator of all jokes is a path of expectation that is diverted by an unexpected twist necessitating a complete reinterpretation of all the previous facts — the punch-line…Reinterpretation alone is insufficient. The new...

Worry is the secret weapon perpetrated upon us by the dark forces of the world that lurk in the shape of fear, uncertainty, confusion, and loss.We, on the other hand, have our own secret weapon...

The keys to health and weight-loss: stress reduction, sleep, deep breathing, clean water, complete nutrition, sunshine, walking, stretching, meditation, love, community, laughter, dreams, perseverance, purpose, humility, action.

There are a lot of questions I keep asking myself about why I do comedy. I guess I laugh to keep from crying. And I guess if you ever get me crying, I might not...

The tipping point in Washington is when you go from being a subject of caricature to the subject of laughter. She’s in danger of becoming the subject of laughter.

There is no greater power than that of a laugh and happiness is a force which can save a person from the horrors of the world.

I liked making people laugh, and I decided I was an atheist early on. My Dad was all right with that. We argued about it all the time, but it was good-natured. He was the...

In my household there is an insane amount of laughter and celebration.

Some sleepers have intelligent faces even in sleep, while other faces, even intelligent ones, become very stupid in sleep and therefore ridiculous. I don’t know what makes that happen; I only want to say that...

Death Laughs In The Faces Of Clocks

Shared laughter is erotic too

it was her habit to build up laughter out of inadequate materials.

I don’t trust anyone who doesn’t laugh.

My body needs laughter as much as it needs tears. Both are cleansers of stress.

We forget that the sweetest joys are found in the simplest acts: hugs, laughter, quiet observation, basic movements, holding hands, pleasant music, shared stories, a listening ear, an unhurried visit, and selfless service. It is...

Man is the only animal that laughs and weeps; for he is the only animal that is struck with the difference between what things are, and what they ought to be.

I don’t do rectal, and I won’t use anything that involves an ass.

I have cried even when the laugh did choke me. But no more think that I am all sorry when I cry, for the laugh he come just the same. Keep it always with you...

The only people for me are the ones who spill things, the ones who drop their cups sometimes, the ones who get dirty hands and messy hair, the ones who can go barefoot if they...

Laughter translates into any language.

Mama, don’t take him. We need him,’ Jack whispered. ‘Please. He will not forget you if you let him stay with us. He will love you for ever and every time he laughs, he will...