Humor, for me, is really a gate of departure. It's a way of enticing a reader into a poem so that less funny things can take place later. It really is not an end in itself, but a means to an end. Billy Collins departureendentice Change image and share on social
There's something very authentic about humor, when you think about it. Anybody can pretend to be serious. But you can't pretend to be funny. Billy Collins authenticfunnyhumor Change image and share on social
I've always littered my songs with jokes. You might need to dig a little deeper to find the humor, but I would totally object to being some kind of distraught personality. I've never tried to attach myself to that. Cass McCombs attachdeepdig share on social
You have to fight for your marriage, do whatever it takes. The commitment has to be there. And if you don't have a sense of humor, I don't know how anybody makes it. Kay Robertson commitmentfighthumor Change image and share on social
I have a good sense of humor. I think everything we do should have whimsy in it. Judith Leiber goodhumorsense Change image and share on social
There's public humor, and there's private humor, and they're all appropriate in their own way, and you shouldn't - just as you wouldn't have a megaphone and say certain things that you would say around your friends - things that are perfectly all right within your close social group with whom you share a certain context. Robert Mankoff closecontextfriend share on social
Humor levels the playing field. I understood that early on - that was something I had. Robert Mankoff earlyfieldhumor Change image and share on social
A sense of humor is a major defense against minor troubles. Mignon McLaughlin defensehumormajor Change image and share on social
The comics that are just conversing with you up there and drawing on their own life, yeah, I guess so. I guess some do political humor, some do topical humor, but the ones that I like, the ones that are appealing to me, were guys who were just talking to you about their life. Ray Romano appealcomicconverse share on social
Never say a humorous thing to a man who does not possess humor. He will always use it in evidence against you. Herbert Beerbohm Tree evidencehumorhumorous Change image and share on social