We owe to the Middle Ages the two worst inventions of humanity - romantic love and gunpowder. Andre Maurois agebadgunpowder Change image and share on social
Being effective at social media, whether for business or personal use, means capturing people who have short attention spans. They're only a click away from a picture of a funny cat, so you have to make your thing more compelling than that cat. And that can be a high bar. Alexis Ohanian attentionbarbusiness share on social
With comedy, don't try to be funny. That's really helped me. Just say the lines as you would say them, interact with other characters, and try to make it as real as possible. It will come out funny. Ariel Winter charactercomedyfunny Change image and share on social
It's sort of an action flick. You can't be that funny trying to steal diamonds. Anthony Anderson actiondiamondflick Change image and share on social
The 1930s was a funny time. People knew they might not live for another six months, so if they were attracted to one another, there was no time to dawdle. Alan Furst 1930sattractdawdle Change image and share on social
When I started out in the late '80s, my act was pretty terrible, and for years, I kind of toiled in obscurity. I don't believe in a hierarchy in comedy; I feel that a person deserves respect the first time they get onstage, and after that, they just have to be funny and get more consistent. Andy Kindler 80sactcomedy share on social
I think comedy, so much of it comes out of the strange sort of golden instant 'cause you don't know why it's funny, but you captured it. Alice Lowe capturecomedyfunny Change image and share on social
We'll love you just the way you are if you're perfect. Alanis Morissette loveperfectwill Change image and share on social
My target audience is anyone who finds the world interesting and human behavior fascinating, terrible, inspiring, funny, and occasionally, mysterious. Amy Bloom audiencebehaviorfascinate Change image and share on social
You re-watch 'Napoleon Dynamite', and there's a lot of thrift shopping that goes on in that movie; there's a lot of funny stuff. It's definitely amusing, and paying 99 cents for a samurai sword is amazing. Al Madrigal amazeamusecent share on social