A joke is a way to say, 'I'm going to do something funny now. If I don't get a laugh at the end, I'm a failure.' Penn Jillette endfailurefunny Change image and share on social
A joke is not a thing but a process, a trick you play on the listener's mind. You start him off toward a plausible goal, and then by a sudden twist you land him nowhere at all or just where he didn't expect to go. Max Eastman expectgoaljoke share on social
A joke's a joke; you can either take it, or you can't. Brian Dunkleman joke Change image and share on social
A jolt is necessary. Europe must reaffirm it values of freedom, solidarity, peace. The EU must be understood and controlled by its citizens. I will do everything to secure profound change rather than decline. Francois Hollande changecitizencontrol share on social
A journal of the 'subjective' kind I have always thought foolish, as nurturing a morbid self -consciousness in the writer; and yet, alone so much as I am, it is well to have some sort of a ventilator from the interior. Lucy Larcom consciousnessfoolishinterior share on social
A journalist also needs to be disciplined, and so do I. I am, essentially, lazy. Without discipline I'd be just a mass of gummy bears on the sofa instead of on book tour with my eighth novel. Louise Penny bearbookdiscipline Change image and share on social
A journalist and an information architect face exactly the same problem - how to give shape to the pile of information in front of you in a way that will make it easy and natural for people to comprehend. I can't imagine any better preparation for the work I do now. Jesse James Garrett architectcomprehendeasy share on social
A journalist asked this to my father. He spent a day with me and interviewing my friends/colleagues and didn't understand how I could be the one that created 4chan and, as he put it, 'couldn't understand how to fit the square peg into a round hole.' The best way I have of describing it is, 'I didn't define it, and it doesn't define me.' Christopher Poole 4chanaskcolleague share on social
A journalist can make or break a case, in a way, because they can figure out things the police can't, or they can destroy people's lives. Vicky McClure breakcasedestroy Change image and share on social