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“I think kids want the same thing from a book that adults want - a fast-paced story, characters worth caring about, humor, surprises, and mystery. A good book always keeps you asking questions, and ...”
“Poor David Hume is dying fast, but with more real cheerfulness and good humor and with more real resignation to the necessary course of things, than any whining Christian ever dyed with pretended r...”
“The first ingredient in conversation is truth, the next good sense, the third good humor, and the fourth wit.”
“A book without potty humor is like a banana split without hot fudge. It can still be good, I suppose, but you kinda get the feeling that something is missing.”
“My wife has a good sense of humor, and instead of calling me psychic with my novels, she simply refers to me as being 'psycho.' That's because multiple things in my books have come true.”
“Humor is not a mood but a way of looking at the world. So if it is correct to say that humor was stamped out in Nazi Germany, that does not mean that people were not in good spirits, or anything of...”
“There is nothing like the way people feel after they've seen 'The Intouchables.' They feel amazing. The word of mouth on this film is incredible. It's intelligent-feeling good. You're not insulted ...”
“A sense of humor is good for you. Have you ever heard of a laughing hyena with heart burn?”
“Honest good humor is the oil and wine of a merry meeting, and there is no jovial companionship equal to that where the jokes are rather small and laughter abundant.”
“In truth, politeness is artificial good humor, it covers the natural want of it, and ends by rendering habitual a substitute nearly equivalent to the real virtue.”
“Writing a novel is one of those modern rites of passage, I think, that lead us from an innocent world of contentment, drunkenness, and good humor, to a state of chronic edginess and the perpetual s...”
“I want to be a good actor more than anything - someone you can respect.”
“One seldom expects the country's president to adequately note the passing of a rocker, but Jimmy Carter's assessment of Elvis Presley's appeal - 'energy, rebelliousness and good humor' - is remarka...”
“I like a man who can be a real friend, has a good sense of humor, a good pair of shoes and a healthy gold card.”
“Humor can bring people under the tent. And a good joke can deflect some of the intensity surrounding a serious subject.”
“I've always thought my strengths were I'm smart, and I have a good sense of humor. I definitely struggle with feeling confident.”
“A woman who knows that she doesn't have to get all decked out to look good is sexy. A woman who can make you feel smart with her conversation skills is also sexy. I believe the sense of humor is im...”
“I often have said that to be a college president, you need a thick skin, a good sense of humor, and nerves like sewer pipes.”
“I wasn't the sharpest tool in the shed, and I wasn't the biggest, so I got real good at running my mouth and making people laugh and using humor as a way to not get into fights.”
“I need a man with a good sense of humor and a kind heart.”
