“Life is a sexually transmitted terminal disease.” HumorFunnyLife IsPerspectiveDiseaseSexuallyTerminalTerminal Disease Author:Lewis Grizzard
“Humor and laughter are not necessarily the same thing. Humor permits us to see into life from a fresh and gracious perspective. We learn to take ourselves more lightly in the presence of good humor. Humor gives us the strength to bear what cannot be changed, and the sight to see the human under the pompous.” GivingHumansHumorChangedPerspectiveBearsLaughterSightPermitGraciousPompousGood HumorHumor And Laughter Author:Joan D. Chittister
“I think if you have a comic perspective, almost anything that happens you tend to put through a comic filter. It's a way of coping in the short term, but has no long term effect and requires constant, endless renewal. Hence people talk of comics who are "always on." It's like constantly drugging your sensibility so you can get by with less pain.” PeopleIfsThinkingWayLongHumorHappensPainTermEffectsPerspectiveConstantEndlessComicLong TermSensibilityRenewalShort TermCopingFilters Author:Woody Allen
“Humor requires perspective. Perspective requires focus. Focus requires balance. Balance requires attention to the present moment. In the 'now' one is freed from labels. Success and failure, good luck and bad—they're all constructs of your mind.” MindMomentsHumorSuccessAttentionFocusFailurePerspectiveBalanceLuckLabelsPresent MomentConstructsGood LuckSuccess And FailureGood Humor Author:Tom Bergeron
“I would have to ask the questioner. I haven't had a chance to ask the questioners the question they've been questioning. On the other hand, I firmly believe she'll be a fine secretary of labor. And I've got confidence in Linda Chavez. She is a - she'll bring an interesting perspective to the Labor Department.” BelieveHumorHandsPoliticalAsksChanceInterestingHavensPerspectiveFineLaborDepartmentQuestioningSecretaryPolitical HumorChavez Author:George W. Bush