Quotes About Laughter

think you'd put the horses in the house, though," he guffawed.

Históricamente, Cuba había escapado siempre de la realidad gracias a la sátira y a la burla. Sin embargo, con Fidel Castro, el sentido del humor fue desapareciendo hasta quedar prohibido; con eso el pueblo cubano perdió una de sus pocas posibilidades de supervivencia; al quitarle la risa le quitaron al pueblo el más profundo sentido de las cosas.

All you earnest young men out to save the world please, have a laugh.

tragic elements in present history are not as significant as the ironic ones. Pure tragedy elicits tears of admiration and pity for the hero who is willing to brave death or incur guilt for the sake of some great good. Irony however prompts some laughter and a nod of comprehension beyond the laughter; for irony involves comic absurdities which cease to be altogether absurd when fully understood.

Humour is, in fact, a prelude to faith; and laughter is the beginning of prayer … Laughter is swallowed up in prayer and humour is fulfilled by faith.

Humor is a prelude to faith, and laughter is the beginning of prayer.

In a laughing mirror-image of the seriousness with which the rest of the world is obsessed with Progress, Coney Island attacks the problem of Pleasure, often with the same technological means.

The lady hasn't lost it yet—the sound of freedom. When she laughs, you can hear the wind in the trees and the splash of water hitting pavement. You can sense the gentle caress of rain on your face and how laughter sounds in the open air, all the things those of us in this dungeon can never feel.

Your joy is your sorrow unmasked. And the self-same well from which your laughter rises was often-times filled with your tears.

The good thing about being a circus clown must be that you never have to worry about how your hair looks.

I should like my epitaph to say, "He helped people see God in the ordinary things of life, and he made children laugh.

He threw up his hands and waved them around, and shook all over, and laughed as if he never expected to hear a joke again and would use it all up on this one.

Certainly," he said virtuously. "She is my client. What's that noise you're making?" "It's something special," I told him, "and takes a lot of practice. Don't try it offhand. It's a derisive chortle.

What's the noise that you are making?" It's something special," I told him,"and takes a lot of practice. Don't try it offhand. It's a derisive chortle

Laughter attracts joy, releases negativity, and leads to miraculous cures.

When you play you feel really good – and really good circumstances come into your life. Seriousness brings serious circumstances. Life is supposed to be fun!

That's all we would do was just laugh, laugh, and laugh. We couldn't afford to put any stress in my life, because we knew stress was one of the worst things you can do while you're trying to heal yourself. 

Sure. Why not?" he said. "A cup of tea. That's what everyone drank all through the war. A bomb was dropped and everyone said, 'It's all right. Have a cup of tea.'" And he laughed.

I laughed. "I must have the only servant who never attempts to put on any airs and graces for me." "But then she's a hopeless case, we all admit that,

Belinda laughed. "Darling, if only true virgins were allowed a white wedding, church organists would die of starvation.

Darcy laughed.

room. The other cooks broke into chuckles. "Blasted cheek," Mr Angelo

My policy is, why wait? If you're going to look back and laugh, you might as well start laughing.

Laughter produces endomorphins that are an important part of changing your mind. The more you laugh at what you're afraid of, the more chemicals go into your body. Even if it's artificial laughter, it doesn't matter. If you can stop now and look at the same picture in your mind that scared you and not be afraid, then you're ready for the next step. So, get up from your chair and go out and test it and test it and test it and, bit by bit, it will simply disappear.