Quotes by Laughter Laughter is born out of the discovery of the contradictory. Alfred Jarry born laughter discovery One would have to say "in the end everything is a gag, etc" because everything is infinitely more than just a gag. The same applies to other "is"-statements such as "Laughter is an instant vacation" Alfred Korzybski vacation etc laughter Half the night I waste in sighs, Half in dreams I sorrow after The delight of early skies; In a wakeful dose I sorrow For the hand, the lips, the eyes, For the meeting of the morrow, The delight of happy laughter, The delight of low replies. Alfred Lord Tennyson laughter eye dream We're born to be happy, all of us. Alfred Sutro laughter joy happiness I am tired of tears and laughter, And men that laugh and weep Of what may come hereafter For men that sow to reap: I am weary of days and hours, Blown buds of barren flowers, Desires and dreams and powers And everything but sleep. Algernon Charles Swinburne laughter flower dream I've always been an optimist and I believe laughter is a wonderful thing Alice Herz-Sommer laughter wonderful believe I think what's difficult is proving to people that a script actually does work and sometimes the laughter might not be on the page, it might be between the lines. Alice Lowe laughter people thinking We turned onto the last landing. Going out with this guy, I thought, would involve a lot of silly laughter, some wit--the buzz of his whispered wisecracks in my ear. But there would be as well his willingness to reveal, or more his inability to conceal, that he had been silently rehearsing my name as he climbed the stairs behind me. There would be his willingness to bestow upon me the power to reassure him. He would trust me with his happiness. Alice McDermott laughter names silly Happiness is not a matter of events; it depends upon the tides of the mind. Alice Meynell laughter happiness inspirational The sense of humor has other things to do than to make itself conspicuous in the act of laughter. Alice Meynell laughter joy happiness Assuredly it would be a pity if laughter should ever become, like rhetoric and the arts, a habit. Alice Meynell laughter would-be art What she felt was a lighthearted sort of compassion, almost like laughter. A swish of tender hilarity, getting the better of all her sores and hollows, for the time given. Alice Munro hilarity laughter compassion Evil and laughter cannot co-exist. Alice Thomas Ellis laughter evil Laughter isn't even the other side of tears. It is tears turned inside out. Truly the suffering is great, here on earth. We blunder along, shredded by our mistakes, bludgeoned by our faults. Not having a clue where the dark path leads us. But on the whole, we stumble along bravely, don't you think? Alice Walker laughter dark mistake Laughter isn't even the other side of tears. It is tears turned inside out. Truly the suffering is great, here on earth. Alice Walker laughter tears suffering Our mission goes beyond commerce, it goes beyond technology. Our intent is to preserve music's importance in our lives, music is the language of love, of laughter, of heartbreak, of mystery. It's the world's true, true, without question, universal language. Alicia Keys laughter music love And so getting to meet Aubrey Plaza and Mae Whitman and getting to know two awesome girls who are just kick-ass. It's been nice that way where we probably wouldn't have worked together on any other crazy project. And just like you know Chris Evans teaching us all the high-five because he's dealing with like non-jocks (laughter) and we're like yeah! Alison Pill laughter crazy girl Laughter can help relieve tension in even the heaviest of matters. Allen Klein laughter joy happiness Laughter, and the broader category of humor, are key elements in helping us go on with our life after a loss. Allen Klein laughter humor happiness Since the goal of my programs is to show audiences how humor can both help them heal as well as deal with not-so-funny stuff, I decided to discuss the events of the previous week, the pain all of us were feeling, and how humor and some laughter might be beneficial. Allen Klein laughter pain humor «1234567891011»