“All laws which can be broken without any injury to another, are counted but a laughing-stock, and are so far from bridling the desires and lusts of men, that on the contrary they stimulate them.” MenLawDesireLaughingBrokenContraryLustInjury Author:Baruch Spinoza
“I make people laugh for a living. I believe I can say objectively that what I do I do as well as anybody. Just say I'm one of the best broken field runners that ever lived. For 35 years I was a cult hero, an underground funny.” PeopleYearsBelieveWellsI CanI BelieveLaughingFieldsBrokenHeroRunnersCultMaking People Laugh Author:Mel Brooks
“Laws which can be broken without any wrong to one's neighbor are a laughing-stock; and such laws, instead of restraining the appetites and lusts of mankind, serve rather to heighten them. Nitimur in vetitum semper, cupimusque negata [we always resist prohibitions, and yearn for what is denied us].” LawLaughingMankindBrokenNeighborLustAppetiteDeniedProhibitionRestraining Author:Baruch Spinoza
“Man is a long time coming. Man will yet win. Brother may yet line up with brother: This old anvil laughs at many broken hammers.There are men who can't be bought.” MenMayLongWinningLinesLaughingBrotherBrokenLong TimeHammersAnvils Book:Harvest Poems: 1910-1960 Source: Harvest Poems: 1910-1960
“Emmett Till and I were about the same age. A week after he was murdered... I stood on a corner with a gang of boys, looking at pictures of him in the black newspapers and magazines. In one, he was laughing and happy. In the other, his head was swollen and bashed in, his eyes bulging out of their sockets, and his mouth twisted and broken... I couldn't get Emmett Till out of my mind, until one evening I thought of a way to get back at white people for his death.” PeopleWayMindEyeAgeBlackWhiteBoysLaughingWeekBrokenMouthsCornersNewspapersMagazinesEveningHis EyesGet BackGangTwistedOf My MindSwollenEmmett Till Author:Muhammad Ali
“When Jesus says, 'Take, eat. This is my body that was broken for you,' He says, I want my body in you. (Pause. . . shouts and claps) I want my blood in you. And every time you celebrate this rite, it is a reminder that you belong to me, and I belong to you. And he said, 'I will drink no more wine until I drink it new with you and the kingdom of God. Communion is the most romantic ordinance. Eh, Eh, Eh. (He laughs. Pause. . . the audience shouts and claps.) It is the most romantic ordinance between two lovers.” WantSaidTwoBodyJesusAudienceLaughingBloodBrokenLoversDrinkWineKingdomsCelebrateCommunionPausesRemindersKingdom Of GodRiteOrdinancesMost RomanticTwo Lovers Author:T. D. Jakes
“We read to learn and to grow, to laugh, to be motivated, and to understand things we've never been exposed to. We read for strength to help us when we feel broken, discouraged or afraid. We read to find hope. We read because we're not just made up of skin and bones, and a deep need for chocolate, but we're also made up of words, words which describe our thoughts and what's hidden in our hearts.” NeedsFeelsHeartMadeHelpingGrowsLaughingBrokenSkinsBonesChocolateMotivatedExposedOur ThoughtsDiscouragedSkin And Bones Author:Joan Bauer
“The woman let out an expansive laugh that resounded through the house like a spray of broken glass.” HouseLaughingBrokenGlassesSprayBroken Glass Book:One Hundred Years of Solitude Source: One Hundred Years of Solitude
“Remember: Life is short, break the rules (they were made to be broken) Forgive quickly, kiss slowly Love truly, laugh uncontrollably And never regret anything that makes you smile. The clouds are lined with silver and the glass is half full (though the answers won't be found at the bottom) Don't sweat the small stuff, You are who you are meant to be, Dance as if no one's watching, Love as if it's all you know, Dream as if you'll live forever, Live as if you'll die today” IfsKnowsMadeDreamTodayRememberLife IsDiesFoundStuffAnswersHalfBreakLaughingForeverRegretBrokenKissingWho You AreForgivingBottomCloudsGlassesSilverMeant To BeSweatLife Is ShortLive ForeverNever RegretHalf FullMake You SmileSmall StuffNever Regret AnythingSweat The Small Stuff Author:James Dean
“We stood up and bade each other farewell, but love and despair stood between us like two ghosts, one stretching his wings with his fingers over our throats, one weeping and the other laughing hideously. As I took Selma's hand and put it to my lips, she came close to me and placed a kiss on my forehead, then dropped on the wooden bench. She shut her eyes and whispered softly, "Oh, Lord God, have mercy on me and mend my broken wings!” TwoHandsEyeLordLaughingBrokenKissingDespairMercyWingsFingersLipsGhostThroatHer EyesFarewellWeepingForeheadsStretchingBenchesStood UpLord GodBroken Wings Author:Khalil Gibran
“Betty died of a broken heart. Some people laugh when they hear that phrase, but that's because they don't know anything about the world. People die of broken hearts. It happens every day, and it will go on happening to the end of time.” PeopleKnowsWorldHeartEndsHappensDiesLaughingBrokenGoes OnHappeningsDiedPhrasesEnd Times Book:Collected Novels Volume Four Source: Collected Novels Volume Four