Quotes of Comical - somelinesforyou

“ The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds the most discoveries, is not 'Eureka!' but 'That's funny…'. ”

- Isaac Asimov

“ You see, dear, it is not true that woman was made from man's rib; she was really made from his funny bone. ”

- Matthew

“ One matter Englishmen don't think in the least funny is their happy consciousness of possessing a deep sense of humour. ”

- Marshall McLuhan

“ It is so comical to hear oneself called old, even at ninety I suppose! ”

- Alice James

“ Nothing is funnier than unhappiness, I grant you that. Yes, yes, it's the most comical thing in the world. ”

- Samuel Beckett

“ It is necessary to work, if not from inclination, at least from despair. Everything considered, work is less boring than amusing oneself. ”

- Charles Baudelaire

“ My way of joking is to tell the truth. It is the funniest joke in the world. ”

- George Bernard Shaw

“ Everything is funny as long as it is happening to Somebody Else. ”

- Will Rogers

“ Between the optimist and the pessimist, the difference is droll. The optimist sees the doughnut; the pessimist the hole! ”

- Mclandburgh Wilson

“ The English have a heavy hearted way of amusing themselves. ”

- Unknown

“ It's a funny thing, the more I practice the luckier I get. ”

- Arnold Palmer

“ Given a choice between two theories, take the one which is funnier. ”

- Unknown

“ I think we must quote whenever we feel that the allusion is interesting or helpful or amusing. ”

- Clifton Fadiman

“ If one studies too zealously, one easily loses his pants. ”

- Albert Einstein

“ Life was a funny thing that happened to me on the way to the grave. ”

- Quentin Crisp

“ There are few things more amusing in the world of politics than watching moderate Republicans charging to the right in pursuit of greater glory. ”

- Mario Cuomo

“ I got attention by being funny at school, pretending to be retarded, and jumping around with a deformed hand. ”

- Leonardo DiCaprio

“ You have to be a speedy reader because there's so so much to read. ”

- Dr. Seuss

“ You know, somebody actually complimented me on my driving today. They left a little note on the windscreen, it said 'Parking Fine.'. ”

- Tommy Cooper

“ The humorous story is told gravely; the teller does his best to conceal the fact that he even dimly suspects that there is anything funny about it. ”

- Mark Twain

“ Vaudeville, whatever its asininity, was at least to be taken casually and the worse it was the more jocular it seemed to fellows who didn't mind throwing away a dollar. ”

- George Jean Nathan

“ What is amusing now had to be taken in desperate earnest once. ”

- Virginia Woolf

“ If you are going to tell people the truth, be funny or they will kill you. ”

- Billy Wilder

“ It is not necessary for the public to know whether I am joking or whether I am serious, just as it is not necessary for me to know it myself. ”

- Oliver Cromwell

“ Friends are like bras: close to your heart and there for support. ”

- Douglas Adams

“ The funniest line in English is ''Get it?'' When you say that, everyone chortles. ”

- Garrison Keillor

“ Things may happen and often do to people as brainy and footsy as you. ”

- Dr. Seuss

“ It's important that this character is played real, or straight, the whole way through and not winking at the audience. It was approached from a dramatic side as much as a comedic side. ”

- Will Ferrell

“ He was one of the nicest old ladies I ever met. ”

- William Faulkner

“ She was a very funny writer but also a very thoughtful one. She made writers think and she made readers think. She was constantly playing on the difference between God and the writer. ”

- David Lodge
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