“I learned a lot from the stories my uncle, aunts, and grandparents told me: that no one is perfect but most people are good; that people can't be judged only by their worst or weakest moments; that harsh judgements make hypocrites of us all; that a lot of life is just showing up and hanging on; that laughter is often the best, and sometimes only response to pain.” PeopleLifeSometimesMomentsStoriesPainLife IsPerfectWorstLaughterResponseJudgementJudgedHarshUnclesGrandparentAuntHypocriteShowing UpHanging On Author:William J. Clinton
“The ability to laugh at life is right at the top, with love and communication, in the hierarchy of our needs. Humour has much to do with pain; it exaggerates the anxieties and absurdities we feel, so that we gain distance and through laughter, relief.” NeedsFeelsPainLife IsAbilityLaughingHumourCommunicationAnxietyLaughterGainsDistanceReliefAbsurdityHierarchyLaugh At LifeLove And Communication Author:Sara Davidson
“Life is a blend of laughter and tears, a combination of rain and sunshine.” LifeLife IsKindnessTearsLaughterRainCombinationThoughtfulSunshine Author:Norman Vincent Peale
“Life is laughter amid a rosary of death.” LifeLife IsLaughterLife DeathRosary Author:Federico Garcia Lorca
“So much of 'normal, civilized' life is bull that you can't imagine... What frightens you, doesn't frighten me, what frightens me, you'd laugh at.” Life IsFearLaughingImagineNormalLaughterCivilizedBulls Author:James Clavell
“Life is sad enough, Magir. Laughter is a thing to be treasured.” EnoughLife IsLaughterTreasured Book:The King Beyond The Gate Source: The King Beyond The Gate
“You may think life is sweet now, but when death is a heartbeat away then life becomes unbearably desirable. And when you survive, everything you do will be enhanced and filled with greater joy: the sunlight, the breeze, a good wine, a woman's lips, a child's laughter.” ThinkingMayChildrenLife IsJoyGreaterSweetLaughterFilledWineLipsSunlightDesirableBreezeHeartbeatGood WineLife Is Sweet Author:David Gemmell
“In New York the acoustics are good for laughter, for life is all external, all action, no thought, no meditation, no dreaming, no reflection, only the exuberance of action.” DreamActionLife IsMeditationNew YorkLaughterReflectionAcousticsExuberance Author:Anais Nin
“you must be gay; only thus can life be endured. I speak from experience for I have had to endure much, and have only been able to endure it because I have always laughed whenever I had the chance.” AbleLife IsSpeakChanceGayLaughterEndureLaughed Author:Catherine the Great