Quotes from Allen Klein

The studies indicate that focusing our attention on someone else, takes our mind off of our own problems. We stay healthier and thereby live longer.

In looking for humor, keep in mind this guideline: Sometimes it takes a little time to see the humor in your upsets; you may not find something to laugh about immediately.

Any attempts at humor immediately after September 11th were deemed tasteless.

To a child, often the box a toy came in is more appealing than the toy itself.

When times get tough, at some point, people instinctively know they need to lighten up in order to get through it.

The tragedy of September 11th was so sudden, so enormous, and so horrendous, both in terms of lives lost and global consequences, that this country and the world went into immediate and prolonged shock.

Children remind us to treasure the smallest of gifts, even in the most difficult of times.

No matter what has happened, you too have the power to enjoy yourself.

Whether planned or not, humor takes our mind off of our troubles.

When you think about advertisements, it makes sense that they want to hold and retain our attention.

Zen teaches that once we can open up to the inevitability of our demise, we can begin to transform that situation and lighten up about it.

There is always something to chuckle about. Sometimes we see it. Sometimes . . . we don't. Still, the world is filled with humor. It is there when we are happy and it is there to cheer us up when we are not.

When we can laugh through our tears, we are being given a powerful message. Things may be bad, but they cannot be all that bad.

Your attitude is like a box of crayons that color your world. Constantly color your picture gray, and your picture will always be bleak. Try adding some bright colors to the picture by including humor, and your picture begins to lighten up.

When we can find some humor in our upsets, they no longer seem as large or as important as they once did.

Humor can be one of our best survival tools.

Kids can amuse themselves with almost anything.

When we are dealing with death we are constantly being dragged down by the event: Humor diverts our attention and lifts our sagging spirits.

When you do find humor in trying times, one of the first and most important changes you experience is that you see your perplexing problems in a new way - you suddenly have a new perspective on them.

Joking about death-or anything else that oppresses us-makes it less frightening.