From an early age onward, it was said that 'Ingmar has no sense of humor.' Ingmar Bergman ageearlyhumor Change image and share on social
Celebrate your successes. Find some humor in your failures. Sam Walton celebratefailurefind Change image and share on social
I always thought the biggest failing of Americans was their lack of irony. They are very serious there! Naturally, there are exceptions... the Jewish, Italian, and Irish humor of the East Coast. Colin Firth americanbigcoast Change image and share on social
The interesting thing about humor is that in humor, you - in logic, something is A or not A. In humor, it's both A and not A. Robert Mankoff humorinterestlogic Change image and share on social
One question about a joke is, how well is the strangeness of the situation resolved? At 'The New Yorker', we retain a lot of incongruity, tapping the playful part of the mind - Monty Python-type stuff. We also try to use humor as a vehicle for communicating ideas. Not editorial comment, but observation. Robert Mankoff commentcommunicateeditorial share on social
I was born in England - though both of my parents are American - and there's something about the 'Muppets' where they have this combination of English and American humor. Nicholas Stoller americanbearcombination Change image and share on social
I think bands, when they're on the road, they keep their sanity by developing an internal sense of humor. Ric Ocasek banddevelophumor Change image and share on social
Without a sense of humor, I would have been gone a long time ago. Patty Duke agohumorlong Change image and share on social
I think probably the qualities that I look for in a man are somewhat different than they were before I became a public person, but not that much different. I think that, sort of, the element of trust is certainly much bigger for me, but the other things that - the other qualities, intelligence and kindness and sense of humor, those things. Monica Lewinsky bigelementhumor 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