A sure cure for seasickness is to sit under a tree. Spike Milligan cureseasicknesssit Change image and share on social
You can't teach someone to be funny, but you can teach comic timing. If you listen to a good comic, you can learn how to put it on a page. Christopher Moore comicfunnygood Change image and share on social
Man cannot live by bread alone; he must have peanut butter. James A. Garfield breadbutterlive Change image and share on social
I grew up in a time when women didn't really do comedy. You had to be homely, overweight, an old maid, all that. You had to play a stereotype, because very attractive women were not supposed to be funny - because it's powerful; it's a threat. Lily Tomlin attractivecomedyfunny share on social
I find, when you're an optimist, life has a funny way of looking after you. Simon Sinek findfunnylife Change image and share on social
There are things done under the name of science which are ridiculous. But there is also stuff done which sounds funny but is really serious. Margaret Geller funnyridiculousscience Change image and share on social
I think you can go from being not very funny to working really hard for 10 years and figuring out how to make a living on the road, but I don't think you can rise much above that. Amy Schumer figurefunnyhard Change image and share on social
I think it's a shame when people don't see the funny, thoughtful Mark that I know. He is incredibly sensitive and really cares about what other people need and want and really wants to be able to make someone else's day. And that's the Mark that I see. Priscilla Chan caredayfunny share on social
If you have a dog, and you're a person whose moods are constantly changing, there's a moment when you look at the dog, and you feel bad for them because they're attached to you, and so it's funny for the dog to vocalize those things in some ways. Eileen Myles attachbadchange share on social
So what I do now is to pre-empt that by making the up into a virtue, and telling funny stories about how crap I am before people have a chance to notice it for themselves and think maybe I haven't realised. Emily Mortimer chancecrapempt share on social