~ A sense of humor... is needed armor. Joy in one's heart and some laughter on one's lips is a sign that the person down deep has a pretty good grasp of life. ~
~ There is no defense against adverse fortune which is so effectual as an habitual sense of humor. ~
~ Humor is the instinct for taking pain playfully. ~
~ There is more logic in humor than in anything else. Because, you see, humor is truth. ~
~ Someone once defined humor as a way to keep from killing yourself. I keep my sense of humor and I stay alive. ~
~ Humor is an affirmation of dignity, a declaration of man's superiority to all that befalls him. ~
~ Humor is, I think, the subtlest and chanciest of literary forms. It is surely not accidental that there are a thousand novelists, essayists, poets or journalists for each humorist. It is a long, long time between James Thurbers. ~
~ Through humor, you can soften some of the worst blows that life delivers. And once you find laughter, no matter how painful your situation might be, you can survive it. ~
~ If I had no sense of humor, I would long ago have committed suicide. ~
~ There is hope for the future because God has a sense of humor and we are funny to God. ~
~ Humor is mankind's greatest blessing. ~
~ One never needs their humor as much a when they argue with a fool ~