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“Yes, when you see for the first time, a great laughter arises in you - the laughter about the whole ridiculousness of your misery, the laughter about the whole foolishness of your problems, the laughter about the whole absurdity of your suffering.”

Inspirational Firsts Whole Problem Suffering Laughter First Time Misery Arise Foolishness Absurdity

Author:Rajneesh

“Be sure that you first preach by the way you live. If you do not, people will notice that you say one thing, but live otherwise, and your words will bring only cynical laughter and a derisive shake of the head.”

People Ifs Way Firsts One Thing Laughter Saint Shakes Cynical Catholic Saint

Author:Carlo Borromeo

“During 'Saturday Night Fever' at the end of the first act dance number I tried to perform a split-jump, only I can't do them so I ended up on my ass followed by the most unsightly backward roll out of it, followed by the cast falling over in laughter and a good portion of the audience too.”

Inspirational Firsts I Can Ends Night Fall Numbers Audience Laughter Dance Casts Ass Portions Splits Saturday Fever Saturday Night Saturday Night Fever

Author:Adam Garcia

“The company of fools may first make us smile, but in the end we always feel melancholy.”

Feels Firsts May Ends Happiness Joy Company Fool Laughter Smile Melancholy

Author:Oliver Goldsmith

“I heard my first laughter on stage, when I was about 10 years old. It was gold pantomime and I remember I was playing Baron Fitznoodle, who was the father of the ugly sisters in "Cinderella." And I walked on and got a great big laugh and I thought that was fantastic, until I looked down and found that my flies were open. And so I always check my flies. I even check my flies on radio.”

Years Firsts Bigs Remember Found Father Laughing Heard Stage Laughter Gold Down And Radio Ugly Checks Fantastic Pantomime

Author:Michael Caine

“After the first few readings in comedy venues I did begin to write for laughs. There's something so gratifying about stimulating laughter.”

Writing Firsts Reading Laughing Comedy Laughter Venues

Author:Aaron Belz

“Better the last smile than the first laughter.”

Firsts Lasts Laughter

Book:A Hand-book of Proverbs: Comprising an Entire Republication of Ray's Collection of English Proverbs, with His Additions from Foreign Languages. And a Complete Alphabetical Index; in which are Introduced Large Additions, as Well of Proverbs as of Sayings, Sentences, Maxims, and Phrases

Source: A Hand-book of Proverbs: Comprising an Entire Republication of Ray's Collection of English Proverbs, with His Additions from Foreign Languages. And a Complete Alphabetical Index; in which are Introduced Large Additions, as Well of Proverbs as of Sayings, Sentences, Maxims, and Phrases

“I am to consider the many advantages arising from a frequent use of oaths, curses, and imprecations. In the first place, this genteel accomplishment is a wonderful help to discourse; as it supplies the want of good sense, learning, and eloquence. The illiterate and stupid, by the help of oaths, become orators; and he, whose wretched intellects would not permit him to utter a coherent sentence, by this easy practice, excites the laughter, and fixes the attention, of a brilliant and joyous circle.”

“A woman has two smiles that an angel might envy, the smile that accepts the lover afore words are uttered, and the smile that lights on the first-born baby, and assures him of a mother's love.”

“The first person I learned I could make happy with laughter was my mother, whom I idolize. It was a powerful thing to realize. I knew I had found my life's work.”

Firsts Persons Mother Found Realizing Powerful Laughter First Person Make Happy

Author:Ellen DeGeneres

“I remember thinking as I was doing the jokes for the first time, "If I can hear that very clearly, I'm not hearing laughter." It just became deafening, this buzzing noise. I mean, it was brutal. It was really terrible. Then I remember thinking, "At least nobody important, or anyone who I really respect, saw that." And then literally right when I went off the stage, Jerry Seinfeld got up and went on. So I was like, "Oh great. Seinfeld saw me bomb." On the other hand, I thought, "At least no one will be thinking of me anymore. They'll just be focusing on him."”

Ifs Thinking Firsts Mean I Can Important Hands Remember Saws Stage Terrible Laughter Jokes First Time Hearing Noise Bombs Brutal Jerry

Author:Seth Rogen

“Laughter was the shape the darkness took around the first appearance of the light.”

Firsts Light Darkness Shapes Laughter Appearance

Author:W. S. Merwin

“During the darkest days of the Revolutionary War, the Continental Congress and George Washington - I call him the first George W. - (laughter and applause) - urged citizens to pray and to give thanks and to ask for God's protection.”

Giving Firsts War Asks Praying Citizens Laughter Congress Protection Thanks Revolutionary Applause Revolutionary War Continental

Author:James Monroe

“I had no real direction at all in my 20's and so I did what a lot of people without direction do: I took an acting class. In one of those first days of the class, I did this weird, silly improv, and it got laughs. It was such a blissful moment. I've never gotten over that love of hearing laughter. As a people pleaser, it's the drug of choice for me.”

People Firsts Real Moments Choices Acting Class Laughing Drug Laughter Hearing Silly Acting Classes Pleasers

Author:Ty Burrell

“Charlie Chaplin is the greatest artist of the 20th century. He takes me from laughter to tears in seconds. And he was one of the very first funny men. It's like the original violins were made in Cremona and there's never been any better since. Sometimes the best come right off the bat.”

Men Firsts Made Sometimes Artist Century Tears Laughter Originals Take Me Seconds Bats 20th Century Charlie Violin Chaplin Funny Men

Author:Emo Philips

“Emperor Sid Caesar is gone to eternity himself now. He takes with him the gratitude of every one of us who first learned the relief of laughter from this genuinely great performer.”

Firsts Gone Gratitude Laughter Eternity Relief Performers Emperor Sids

Author:Ben Stein

“It happened: the first 9/11, it happened on September 11, 1973, in Chile. We did it. Was that interfering or hacking a party? This record is all over the world, constantly overthrowing governments, invading, forcing people to follow what we call democracy, as in the cases I mentioned. As I say, if every charge is accurate, it's a joke, and I'm sure half the world is collapsing in laughter about this, because people outside the United States know it. You don't have to tell people in Chile about the first 9/11.”

People Ifs Knows World Firsts States Government United Party Half Cases United States Democracy Records Happened Laughter Jokes Accurate September Interfere September 11 Hacking Chile Invading

Author:Noam Chomsky

“You grow up the day you have the first real laugh at yourself.”

“From quiet homes and first beginning, out to the undiscovered ends, there's nothing worth the wear of winning, but laughter and the love of friends.”

Love Life Firsts Ends Home Happiness Joy Winning Friendship Quiet Laughter Introvert Cute Friendship Spiteful

Author:Hilaire Belloc

“Acting is a sense of wonder and magic and mystery for me and when life takes me on a new journey, I simply remember the smile my first ballet recital put on my face and I move forward.”

Firsts Remember Happiness Faces Moving Joy Acting Wonder Magic Mystery Journey Laughter Smile Moving Forward Take Me Ballet Keep Moving Forward Sense Of Wonder Recitals New Journey

Author:Andrea Thompson

“It cannot be seen, cannot be felt, Cannot be heard, cannot be smelt, It lies behind stars and under hills, And empty holes it fills, It comes first and follows after, Ends life, kills laughter.”

Firsts Ends Lying Stars Felt Behinds Heard Laughter Empty Holes Hills Riddle

Book:The Hobbit

Source: The Hobbit

“That's just how white folks will do you. It wasn't merely the cruelty involved; I was learning that black people could be mean and then some. It was a particular brand of arrogance, an obtuseness in otherwise sane people that brought forth our bitter laughter. It was as if whites didn't know they were being cruel in the first place. Or at least thought you deserved of their scorn.”

People Ifs Knows Firsts Mean Black White Particular Involved Racism Laughter Folks Cruelty Bitter Brands Arrogance Black People Sane Scorn

Book:Dreams From My Father

Source: Dreams From My Father

“They held hands and knew that only the coffin would lie in the earth; the bubbly laughter and the press of fingers in the palm would stay aboveground forever. At first, as they stood there, their hands were clenched together. They relaxed slowly until during the walk back home their fingers were laced in as gentle a clasp as that of any two young girlfriends trotting up the road on a summer day wondering what happened to butterflies in the winter.”

Firsts Two Home Hands Earth Together Young Lying Walks Wonder Forever Happened Summer Laughter Presses Fingers Winter Gentle Girlfriend Butterfly Palms Relaxed Back Home Coffins Summer Days Trotting

Book:Sula

Source: Sula

“The child's laughter is pure until he first laughs at a clown.”

Firsts Children Laughing Pure Laughter Clown

Book:Nights at the circus

Source: Nights at the circus

“at first, when we truly love someone, our greatest fear is that the loved one will stop loving us. what we should fear and dread, of course, is that we wont stop loving them, even after they are dead and gone. for i still love you with the whole of my heart. i still love you. and sometimes, my friend, the love that i have and cant give to you, crushed the breast from my chest. soemtimes, even now, my heart is drowning in a sorrow that has no stars without you, and no laughter, and no sleep.”

Source: Shantaram: A Novel

“An hour and seven minutes after walking up. I stood with Noelle outside the Trust's house and prepared to raise my first -- and hopefully only -- demon. Three minutes after that I looked at my demon and burst into laughter. "What?" the demon asked, turning its head 360 degrees to examine itself "What's so Funny?" "Why is the Summoner laughing and crying at the same time? I don't see what's so funny. I'm a demon; where's my respect? Where's the fear and cowering before me?”

Firsts Three House Hours Laughing Minutes Cry Walking Degrees Laughter Raises Prepared Seven Hopefully Demon

Author:Katie MacAlister

“He took his mouth from hers and stared down at her with eyes so dark they no longer looked blue. “Amanda, do you trust me?” “Of course not,” she said. “I don’t know the first thing about you.” Laughter rustled from his chest. “Sensible woman.”

Knows Firsts Said Eye Courses Dark Laughter Mouths Blue Chests Sensible Trust Me Amanda

Book:Suddenly You

Source: Suddenly You

“We just lost our electricity. You want to tell me what’s so funny about that?” “It’s not exactly funny. It’s more of a good news/bad news situation.” “In that case, hit me with the good news first.” “They’re both sort of rolled up into one.” “Stop stalling.” “All right. Now don’t get mad, but . . .” Smothered laughter drifted toward him. “Cal . . . I’m naked.”

Want Firsts Lost Situation Cases Right Now News Laughter Mad Naked Electricity Good News Bad News Stalling

Author:Susan Elizabeth Phillips

“I noticed you the first week. Not just because of how pretty you are, though of course, that played into it. It was the way you lean onto your elbows when you 're listening in class, when something catches your interest. And when you laugh, it's never to get attention, it's just-laughter. The way you obssevively tuck your hair behind your ear on the left side, but let the right side fall down like a screen. And when you 're bored, you tap your foot soundlessly and move your fingers on the desktop like you 're playing an instrument. I wanted to sketch you.”

“When the first baby laughed for the first time, the laugh broke into a thousand pieces and they all went skipping about, and that was the beginning of fairies.”

“The only thing that stops God from sending another flood is that the first one was useless.”

Firsts Funny Laughter Useless Flood Hilarious Funny Religious Useless Things

Author:Nicolas Chamfort

“To be happy in this world, especially when youth is past, it is necessary to feel oneself not merely an isolated individual whose day will soon be over, but part of the stream of life flowing on from the first germ to the remote and unknown future.”

World Feels Firsts Funny Past Happiness Joy Individual This World Youth Laughter Experience Oneself Streams Isolated Germs Slowing Unknown Future

Author:Bertrand Russell

“If you would not be laughed at, be the first to laugh at yourself.”

Ifs Firsts Happiness Joy Laughing Laughter Laughed Laugh At Yourself

Author:Benjamin Franklin

“Laugh at yourself first, before anyone else can.”

Inspirational Firsts Inspiration Happiness Joy Laughing Laughter Laughed Laugh At Yourself Have A Laugh Humor And Laughter Humor Laughter Happiness And Laughter

Author:Elsa Maxwell

“There was passion, there was laughter The first morning after I just couldn't get my feet to touch the ground Everytime we were together We talked about forever I was certain it was Heaven We had found.”

Firsts Together Certain Passion Found Heaven Music Morning Forever Feet Laughter Morning After

Author:Lee Ann Womack

“Your first duty is to be humane. Love childhood. Look with friendly eyes on its games, its pleasures, its amiable dispositions. Which of you does not sometimes look back regretfully on the age when laughter was ever on the lips and the heart free of care? Why steal from the little innocents the enjoyment of a time that passes all too quickly?”

Firsts Looks Heart Littles Doe Sometimes Eye Care Age Games Pleasure Teaching Childhood Duty Laughter Lips Stealing Enjoyment Friendly Disposition Humane Children Love Amiable

Author:Jean-Jacques Rousseau

“In a few Zen monasteries, every monk has to start his morning with laughter, and has to end his night with laughter - the first thing and the last thing! You try it. . . For no reason! Because there is no reason. Simply, you are again there, still alive - it is a miracle!”

Trying Firsts Stills Ends Reason Lasts Night Morning Alive Laughter Miracle No Reason Monk Monasteries Simply You

Author:Rajneesh

“The first half of life is learning to be an adult-the second half is learning to be a child.”

Firsts Children Life Is Half Laughter Adults

Author:Pablo Picasso

“For no one, in our long decline,So dusty, spiteful and divided,Had quite such pleasant friends as mine,Or loved them half as much as I did. [stanza 3]The library was most inviting:The books upon the crowded shelvesWere mainly of our private writing:We kept a school and taught ourselves. [stanza 15]From quiet homes and first beginning,Out to the undiscovered ends,Theres nothing worth the wear of winning,But laughter and the love of friends. [stanza 22]You do retain the song we set,And how it rises, trips and scans?You keep the sacred memory yet,Republicans? Republicans?[stanza 36]”

Love Writing Firsts Long Book Ends Home School Song Winning Memories Half Mines Taught Republican Quiet Laughter Sacred Library Pleasant Divided Decline Crowded Inviting Spiteful

Author:Hilaire Belloc

“Shall I give you my recipe for happiness? I find everything useful and nothing indispensable. I find everything wonderful and nothing miraculous. I reverence the body. I avoid first causes like the plague.”

Giving Firsts Body Happiness Joy Causes Wonderful Laughter Reverence Indispensable Recipes Miraculous Plague

Book:South Wind

Source: South Wind

“There are three things in life which are real: God, human folly and laughter. Since the first two are beyond our comprehension, we must do what we can with the third.”

Firsts Humans Two Real Humor Success Three Laughter Thirds Folly Things In Life Three Things Comprehension Human Folly

Author:John F. Kennedy

“The first time her laughter unfurled its wings in the wind, we knew that the world would never be the same”

World Firsts Wind Laughter First Time Wings

Author:Brian Andreas

“Gary Shteyngart has written a memoir for the ages. I spat laughter on the first page and closed the last with wet eyes. Un-put-down-able in the day and a half I spent reading it, Little Failure is a window into immigrant agony and ambition, Jewish angst, and anybody's desperate need for a tribe. Readers who've fallen for Shteyngart's antics on the page will relish the trademark humor. But here it's laden and leavened with a deep, consequential, psychological journey. Brave and unflinching, Little Failure is his best book to date”

“Mr. Huston (directed Marilyn in Asphalt Jungle and The Misfits) was an exciting looking man. He was tall, long-faced, and his hair was mussed. He interrupted everybody with outbursts of laughter as if he were drunk. But he wasn’t drunk. He was just happy for some mysterious reason, and he was also a genius – the first I had ever met”

Ifs Men Firsts Long Reason Hair Genius Mets Laughter Exciting Drunk Mysterious Tall Jungle Interrupted Misfits Outburst Asphalt

Author:Marilyn

“We have to laugh. Because laughter, we already know, is the first evidence of freedom.”

Knows Firsts Laughing Laughter Evidence

Book:A Rosario Castellanos Reader

Source: A Rosario Castellanos Reader

“O sweet September, thy first breezes bring The dry leaf's rustle and the squirrel's laughter, The cool fresh air whence health and vigor spring And promise of exceeding joy hereafter.”

Firsts Joy Air Sweet Promise Spring Laughter Dry September Leafs Breeze Hereafter Vigor Fresh Air Squirrels Dry Leaves

Book:Poems Grave and Gay

Source: Poems Grave and Gay

“What Happens What happens when your soul Begins to awaken Your eyes And your heart And the cells of your body To the great Journey of Love? First there is wonderful laughter And probably precious tears And a hundred sweet promises And those heroic vows No one can ever keep. But still God is delighted and amused You once tried to be a saint. What happens when your soul Begins to awake in this world To our deep need to love And serve the Friend? O the Beloved Will send you One of His wonderful, wild companions - Like Hafiz.”

“The first thing any comedian does on getting an unscheduled laugh is to verify the state of his .”

Firsts Doe States Laughing Laughter Comedian Verify

Author:W. C. Fields

“Don't let a single comic moment pass you by; then help the audience get the laughs. Give them permission to laugh by holding for laughter and by letting them know early on what they're in for. In the first few moments, the audience is gathering information, looking at the scenery and costumes. Create a comic moment as soon as you can.”

Knows Giving Firsts Moments Helping Audience Laughing Information Laughter Theatre Comic Permission Costumes Gathering Scenery Gathering Information

Author:James Carver

“It was a fine fall morning in Paris, crisp and clear, and Benji was quite full of himself, cavorting near the fountain, playing with the children who had inexplicably materialized out of nowhere at the first whiff of a movie star. Their faces radiated and they took turns gently stroking his head. Those Benji chose to favor with a big sloppy lick exploded with laughter, and one young girl ran to her mother, screeching in French that she would never wash her face again.”

Firsts Children Bigs Funny Faces Young Mother Turns Fall Girl Stars Morning Clear Dog Fine Laughter Favors Ran Paris Fountain Movie Star Crisps Sloppy

Author:Joe Camp