Humor is also a way of saying something serious. T. S. Eliot
British (US-born) critic, dramatist & poet (1888 - 1965) A sense of humor is part of the art of leadership, of getting along with people, of getting things done. Dwight D. Eisenhower
US general & Republican politician (1890 - 1969) Humor is by far the most significant activity of the human brain. Edward De Bono Humor is always based on a modicum of truth. Have you ever heard a joke about a father-in-law? Dick Clark Humor is just another defense against the universe. Mel Brooks
US actor, comedian, & movie director (1926 - ) When people talk, listen completely. Most people never listen. Ernest Hemingway
US author & journalist (1899 - 1961) Defining and analyzing humor is a pastime of humorless people. Robert Benchley
US actor, author, & humorist (1889 - 1945) Humor is the only test of gravity, and gravity of humor; for a subject which will not bear raillery is suspicious, and a jest which will not bear serious examination is false wit. Aristotle
Greek critic, philosopher, physicist, & zoologist (384 BC - 322 BC) When a thing is funny, search it carefully for a hidden truth. George Bernard Shaw
Irish dramatist & socialist (1856 - 1950) Writers should be read, but neither seen nor heard. Daphne du Maurier
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