“It's mandatory in this day and age to be considered to have a sense of humor and to demonstrate it. You're not paying me for a joke, You're paying me for the right joke.” AgeJokesThis DaySense Of Humor Author:Robert Orben
“It always seems to someone outside the business that it is very difficult to write for a comedy show because it must be done quickly. Actually, it is much easier to write this humor than to do a joke or a show from scratch, because the audience knows the plot. Just mention what is going on and then deliver the punch line.” KnowsWritingDoneShowsSeemsDifficultLinesAudienceComedyEasierJokesPlotScratchesComedy Shows Author:Robert Orben
“Very few people ever meet celebrities. All we really know is what we read about them and the most memorable lines are jokes. That's how we tend to define what we think of a public figure.” PeopleThinkingKnowsLinesFiguresJokesMemorablePublic FiguresMost Memorable Author:Robert Orben
“Humor is a marvelous communications tool, as Reagan has demonstrated so well. He has weathered many a storm that others might not have. With Reagan, people just say, 'There he goes again.' A sense of humor allows a president to back off a little from the tensions of the moment and take a calmer view of things.” PeopleWellsLittlesMomentsMightPresidentViewsCommunicationToolsStormTensionSense Of HumorMarvelousCalmerWeathered Author:Robert Orben
“Anybody with a good sense of humor is one-up on their competition. We respond to somebody who has the ability to make us laugh. It's a bonding influence.” AbilityLaughingInfluenceCompetitionSense Of HumorGood SenseBondingGood Sense Of Humor Author:Robert Orben
“As much as we admire all the characteristics of a Ronald Reagan, as soon as something goes wrong, people will hate those same characteristics.” PeopleHateAdmireCharacteristics Author:Robert Orben
“Humor gives presidents the chance to be seen as warm, relaxed persons. Humor reaches out and puts its arm around the listener and says, 'I am one of you, I understand,' and implicitly it promises, 'I will do something about your problems.'” GivingPersonsProblemPresidentChanceArmsPromiseWarmReach OutListenersRelaxed Author:Robert Orben
“Nowadays, you cannot be a very Effective political figure without Having a demonstrable sense of humor. People take to it.” PeoplePoliticalFiguresSense Of Humor Author:Robert Orben
“You wouldn't want Alan Greenspan to write the instructions for assembling a beach chair.” WantWritingBeachChairsInstructionAssembling Author:Robert Orben