Quotes About Humour

When I look in the mirror, I am slightly reminded of self-portraits by Durer and by Rembrandt, because they both show a degree of introspection. I see some element of disappointment; I see a sense of humour, but also something that is faintly ridiculous; and I see somebody who is frightened of being found out and thought lightweight.

when all this started, I asked myself, 'Am I going to withdraw from the world, like most people do, or am I going to live?' I decided I'm going to live - or at least try to live - the way I want, with dignity, with courage, with humour, with composure.

Graye was handsome, frank, and gentle. He had a quality of thought which, exercised on homeliness, was humour; on nature, picturesqueness; on abstractions, poetry. Being, as a rule, broadcast, it was all three. Of the wickedness of the world he was too forgetful. To discover evil in a new friend is to most people only an additional experience: to him it was ever a surprise.

Hers was a toughness born from bitterness and tragedy, where every ounce of optimism or humour had been beaten out of her by experience.

now let humour give Seas to mine eyes, that I may quickly weep The shipwreck of the world

laughter was about more than humour. This was about reducing tension, solidarity in face of the grim reaper.

Let us humour if we can The vertical man Though we value none But the horizontal one.

Cynicism is humour in ill health.

Humour is the first of the gifts to perish in a foreign tongue.

The best definition of humour I know is: humour may be defined as the kindly contemplation of the incongruities of life, and the artistic expression thereof. I think this is the best I know because I wrote it myself.

Humour is richly rewarding to the person who employs it. It has some value in gaining and holding attention. But it has no persuasive value at all.

Humour is the most engaging cowardice. With it myself I have been able to hold some of my enemy in play far out of gunshot.

Humour is an affirmation of dignity, a declaration of man's superiority to all that befalls him.

I was nominated 13 times during my 15-week stay in 'Bigg Boss' but they couldn't get me out. That is because I was truthful and entertained the audience with my good sense of humour.

It turns out that understanding the British public is not rocket science. The British appreciate honesty and they also have a bonkers, off-the-wall sense of humour like me.

We're forced into absurd lives, against which the only sane response is to wage a guerrilla operation of humour and lust and madness.

Comedy comes from childhood only. The humour genes you are born with remain with you. I was always making mischief and making people laugh.

The Internet is a global lavatory wall, a Rabelaisian mixture of truth, lies, insanity and humour.

I think that Liverpool's particular modern history lends itself to the cinema better than London in many ways. When you go to Liverpool, you absorb that whole sound and humour.

Most people can be relied on to humour the upper class in social situations but it is not always easy, especially when they start discussing their value system.

Humour and high seriousness... Perfect bedfellows, I think. Though I usually phrase it in terms of comedy and darkness. Comedy without darkness rapidly becomes trivial. And darkness without comedy rapidly becomes unbearable.

I think the key attributes for a good speaker are someone that's articulate and someone that puts a fair amount of humour into what they do.

I remember sitting in front of the British Museum and having a moment - an epiphany, I guess - that I just had to live here. And now that I have grown to understand the British sense of humour here, I love the culture, too.

I have a naturally camp sensibility and a camp sense of humour. I love the icons that gay people love.