Humour Quotes
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We are specially designed to appeal to the sense of humour.
Oscar Wilde -
A sense of humour and a little lack of respect: That's what you need to make a legend survive.
Karl Lagerfeld
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In his own lifetime Jesus made no impact on history. This is something that I cannot but regard as a special dispensation on God's part, and, I like to think, yet another example of the ironical humour which informs so many of His purposes. To me, it seems highly appropriate that the most important figure in all history should thus escape the notice of memoirists, diarists, commentators, all the tribe of chroniclers who even then existed
Malcolm Muggeridge -
People don't get my sense of humour.
Tamara Ecclestone -
Humour allows people to exhale a little.
Zach Anner -
I love 'Annie Hall'; I will always come back to that film again and again. Diane Keaton has been such an inspiration to me. She always brings humour, but complexity, and I love watching her on screen. She's got real charisma.
Felicity Jones -
If someone had told me years ago that sharing a sense of humour was so vital to partnerships, I could have avoided a lot of sex!
Kate Beckinsale -
There is nothing worse than annotated humour.
Garry Trudeau
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Because I was a shy and awkward child, I used humour to deflect attention. It was a controlling mechanism. Because I could use it to control my image.
Catherine Tate -
Then is courtesy a turncoat. But it is certain I am loved of all ladies, only you excepted: and I would I could find in my heart that I had not a hard heart; for, truly, I love none. Beatrice: A dear happiness to women: they would else have been troubled with a pernicious suitor. I thank God and my cold blood, I am of your humour for that: I had rather hear my dog bark at a crow than a man swear he loves me. -Much Ado About Nothing
William Shakespeare -
No man can be an agnostic who has a sense of humour.
E. M. Forster -
I'm a diplomat by nature. I help find the middle ground. I crack a joke and use humour to help resolve potentially vicious situations quickly. It gets things in perspective and helps everyone to see that things aren't as bad as they seem.
Ronnie Wood The Rolling Stones -
I like to always have humour in whatever I do.
Adam Brody -
My career is chequered. Then I think I got pigeon-holed in humour; Shakespeare is not my thing.
Maggie Smith
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I was worried people would laugh at me when I started to talk the language, but they were just pleasantly surprised that I could. The sense of humour here is great – once I could have a giggle, I settled down.
Parminder Nagra -
I love Andre 3000 from OutKast. I think we'd complement each other, but I'm hoping he's got a good sense of humour.
Paloma Faith -
The English have a special sense of humour. This I immediately experienced in the dressing room. As I walked with two plates while eating, suddenly a team-mate asked me, 'Basti, what time is it?' hoping I would automatically turn my hand to look at my watch. That's quite entertaining.
Bastian Schweinsteiger -
The first humans to come to Canada were the Indians. There is some mystery as to where the Indians came from. Some experts say that they came from the same place as the Eskimo. This doesn't help much because nobody knows where the Eskimo came from either. (Except the Eskimo, and they aren't talking.)
Eric Nicol -
I have a naturally camp sensibility and a camp sense of humour. I love the icons that gay people love.
Siobhan Máire Deirdre Fahey Bananarama -
I think the most attractive thing is a sense of humour. If someone can make you laugh, you've gotten a lot out of the way.
Kiefer Sutherland
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People who know me know that there's a light-hearted side, humour... But you could easily say I am cheeky.
Waris Ahluwalia -
Humour is a great vehicle for getting a message across. If you get too serious, you could die of starch.
Cyndi Lauper Blue Angel -
In 1996, the players at the VSB tournament in Amsterdam sent me a card for my wedding with this dedication, 'Anand congrats on your wedding. You were a great player, now be ready to lose 50 points'.
Viswanathan Anand -
Fancy and humour, early and constantly indulged in, may expect an old age overrun with follies.
Isaac Watts