There is no more terrible fate for a comedian than to be taken seriously. Barry Humphries More Quotes by Barry Humphries More Quotes From Barry Humphries Never be afraid to laugh at yourself, after all, you could be missing out on the joke of the century. Barry Humphries humormemorablelaughing Australia is an outdoor country. People only go inside to use the toilet. And that's only a recent development. Barry Humphries humorfunnycountry I drift along, thinking about the past a great deal. The past is so reliable, so delightful, and the best place to live. I end up there quite often, you know; it's very comfortable and dependable. Barry Humphries pastartthinking To live in Australia permanently is rather like going to a party and dancing all night with one's mother. Barry Humphries partymothernight It's an old Aboriginal word meaning 'Let's get together and have fun'. They gave us the word because they had no further need for it. Barry Humphries togetherfunneeds I've decided the secret of parenting is benevolent neglect.I put my family last. Because if you don't, if you put them first, they never thank you. You'll never get a word of thanks from them. Barry Humphries lastssecretfirsts I have outlived most of my more athletic contemporaries who jogged, golfed and squashed themselves into coronary occlusion. Barry Humphries athletic The truth is deafening, no matter how softly it is spoken. Barry Humphries truth-ismatter He's very, very well-known. I'd say he's world-famous in Melbourne. Barry Humphries well-knownluckworld I think a lot of people think that we [comedians] are nerveless people in the theatre, that we don't feel that kind of terror which traditionally anyone who has to do any public speaking feels. It's worse for actors, because our livelihood depends on it. Barry Humphries comedianpeoplethinking My mother used to say that there are no strangers, only friends you haven't met yet. She's now in a maximum security twilight home in Australia Barry Humphries momfriendshipfunny New Zealand is a country of thirty thousand million sheep, three million of whom think they are human. Barry Humphries sheepcountrythinking I was born with a priceless gift, the ability to laugh at the misfortunes of others. Barry Humphries pricelesslaughingfunny The whole point of art, aside from the aesthetic pleasure it yields, is that it provides a bridge to the past; that seductive land where we all find certainty and consolation. Nothing quite spans this gulf with such immediacy as the art of popular song. Barry Humphries songpastart Everyone had a Japanese maple, although after Pearl Harbor most of these were patriotically poisoned, ringbarked and extirpated. Barry Humphries harborspearlsnature Friendship is tested in the thick years of success rather than in the thin years of struggle. Barry Humphries thickstruggleyears If you can't laugh at yourself, you may be missing the colossal joke of the century. Barry Humphries missingmaylaughing Sport is a loathsome and dangerous pursuit. Barry Humphries inspirational-sportspursuitsports I'm an immensely shy and vulnerable woman. My husband has never seen me naked. Nor has he expressed the least desire to do so. Barry Humphries womenhusbanddesire The past is so reliable, so delightful and the best place to live. Barry Humphries places-to-livebest-placepast
