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Quote by Joseph Heller

“We do have a zeal for laughter in most situations, give or take a dentist.”

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Joseph Heller was an American novelist known for his satirical and black humor style. His novel 'Catch-22' is considered one of the greatest novels of the 20th century and has had a profound impact on literature. more

“Dogs laugh, but they laugh with their tails. And a tail is an awkward thing to laugh with, as you can see by the way they bend themselves half double in extreme hilarity trying to get that rear-end exuberance forward into the main scene of action. What puts man on a higher stage of evolution is that he has got his laugh on the right end.”

Men Ends States Happiness Joy Laughing Dog Evolution Higher Laughter Tails

Author:Max Eastman

“Humor is... despair refusing to take itself seriously.”

Funny Despair Laughter

Author:Arland Ussher

“Humor is the instinct for taking pain playfully.”

Humor Pain Challenges Laughter Instinct Sense Of Humor Take A Chance Funny Sarcastic Sarcastic Humor Humor And Laughter Humor Laughter

Author:Max Eastman

“Humor is, I think, the subtlest and chanciest of literary forms. It is surely not accidental that there are a thousand novelists, essayists, poets or journalists for each humorist. It is a long, long time between James Thurbers.”

Thinking Long Form Time Poet Thousand Long Time Laughter Journalist Novelists Humorists Essayists Thurber

Book:The return of H*y*m*a*n K*a*p*l*a*n

Source: The return of H*y*m*a*n K*a*p*l*a*n

“How come there's only one Monopolies Commission?”

Funny Laughter Bureaucracy Monopoly

Author:Nigel Rees

“A scout troop consists of twelve little kids dressed like schmucks following a big schmuck dressed like a kid.”

Children Littles Bigs Kids Funny Laughter Following Twelve Little Kid Schmucks

Author:Jack Benny

“You know why the French don't want to bomb Saddam Hussein? Because he hates America, he loves mistresses, and he wears a beret. He is French, people.”

People Knows Want Funny America Hate Laughter Bombs Saddam Hussein Mistress

Author:Conan O'Brien

“It used to take me all vacation to grow a new hide in place of the one they flogged off me during school term.”

School Funny Used Grows Term Laughter Take Me Vacation Senior Best Funny

Book:Mark Twain at Your Fingertips: A Book of Quotations

Source: Mark Twain at Your Fingertips: A Book of Quotations

“Lord, lord, lord. Protect me from the consequences of the above prayer.”

Funny Prayer Lord Protect Laughter Consequence

Book:Mostly Harmless

Source: Mostly Harmless

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