💬 SenQuotes.com

Humorous Quotes

1.
The true man wants two things: danger and play. For that reason he wants woman, as the most dangerous plaything.
Friedrich Nietzsche

The authentic male desires two things: peril and amusement. For that reason he yearns for female companionship, as the most perilous entertainment.
Authors on Humorous Quotes: Dave Barry George Carlin Charles Dickens Woody Allen Mark Twain William J. Clinton Bob Hope Arthur Conan Doyle P. J. O'Rourke Groucho Marx George Mikes Winston Churchill Erma Bombeck Mae West P. G. Wodehouse Mike Harding Benjamin Franklin George Burns Rich Hall Will Rogers Steven Wright Clive James Golda Meir H. L. Mencken W. C. Fields Jerome K. Jerome Ambrose Bierce George Bernard Shaw Bill Maher Tom Robbins Jerry Seinfeld William Shakespeare Stanislaw Lem
2.
Invention, my dear friends, is 93% perspiration, 6% electricity, 4% evaporation, and 2% butterscotch ripple
Gene Wilder

Creation, my dear mates, is 93% toil, 6% current, 4% vaporization, and 2% caramel ripple
3.
The only mystery in life is why the kamikaze pilots wore helmets.
Al McGuire

The only enigma in life is why the suicidal pilots donned headgear.
4.
I'll tell you how I'd like to be remembered: As a black man who won the heavyweight title - Who has humorous and who never looked down on those who looked up to him - A man who stood for freedom, justice and equality - And I wouldn't even mind if folks forgot how pretty I was.
Muhammad Ali

5.
As I hurtled through space, one thought kept crossing my mind - every part of this rocket was supplied by the lowest bidder.
John Glenn

As I hurtled through space, one thought kept occurring to me - all the components of this rocket were sourced from the most inexpensive provider.
6.
Everyone is in favor of free speech. Hardly a day passes without its being extolled, but some people's idea of it is that they are free to say what they like, but if anyone else says anything back, that is an outrage.
Winston Churchill

7.
Catch a man a fish, and you can sell it to him. Teach a man to fish, and you ruin a wonderful business opportunity.
Karl Marx

Provide a person with the skills to succeed, and you eliminate a potential source of income.
8.
You can't have everything. Where would you put it?
Steven Wright

'You can't have the world in your pocket; where would you keep it?'
9.
Both optimists and pessimists contribute to society. The optimist invents the aeroplane, the pessimist the parachute.
George Bernard Shaw

The visionary creates the aircraft, while the realist supplies the safety net.
10.
If exposure of body is modernism, then animals are more modern than humans.
Zakir Naik

If baring of physique is contemporaneity, then beasts are more fashionable than people.
11.
To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism; to steal from many is research.
Steven Wright

To take ideas from one person is piracy; to borrow from many is exploration.
12.
Entrepreneurs are simply those who understand that there is little difference between obstacle and opportunity and are able to turn both to their advantage.
Niccolo Machiavelli

Innovators discern the thin line between impediment and prospect and can capitalize on both.
13.
If you only have a hammer,
you tend to see every problem as a nail.
Abraham Maslow

If you possess limited resources, you are likely to view every situation as identical.
14.
There was a knock on our dressing-room door. Our manager shouted, 'Keith! Ron! The Police are here!' Oh, man, we panicked, flushed everything down the john. Then the door opened and it was Stewart Copeland and Sting.
Keith Richards

15.
When the eagles are silent, the parrots begin to jabber.
Winston Churchill

When the raptors are quiet, the parakeets start to chatter.
16.
I prefer someone who burns the flag and then wraps themselves up in the Constitution over someone who burns the Constitution and then wraps themselves up in the flag.
Molly Ivins

I favor one who desecrates the banner and then hides behind the Bill of Rights above someone who dishonors the Bill of Rights and then cloaks themselves in the flag.
17.
It is commonly believed that anyone who tabulates numbers is a statistician. This is like believing that anyone who owns a scalpel is a surgeon.
Robert Hooke

It is widely assumed that anyone who works with numbers is a statistician. This is akin to assuming that anybody who possesses a blade is a doctor.
18.
What a fine weather today! Can’t choose whether to drink tea or to hang myself.
Anton Chekhov

What a splendid day today! Can't decide whether to have tea or jump off a cliff.
19.
Parrots make great pets. They have more personality than goldfish
Chevy Chase

Parrots make excellent companions. Their character surpasses that of a goldfish.
20.
I couldn't repair your brakes, so I made your horn louder.
Steven Wright

I was unable to mend your brakes, so I augmented the volume of your horn.
21.
You're not drunk if you can lie on the floor without holding on.
Dean Martin

You're not inebriated if you can recline on the ground without relying on anything.
22.
There is no such thing as bad whiskey. Some whiskeys just happen to be better than others. But a man shouldn't fool with booze until he's fifty; then he's a damn fool if he doesn't.
William Faulkner

'There is no such thing as an inferior whiskey. Some may be superior to others, but a person should not indulge in spirits until they reach middle age; then it would be foolish not to.'
23.
Basic research is what I am doing when I don't know what I am doing.
Wernher von Braun

'Exploratory investigation is what I am doing when I don't know what I am doing.'
24.
I asked God for a bike, but I know God doesn't work that way. So I stole a bike and asked for forgiveness.
Emo Philips

I petitioned the Almighty for a bicycle, but I comprehend God doesn't function like that. Subsequently, I purloined a bike and pleaded for absolution.
25.
People who know little are usually great talkers, while men who know much say little.
Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Individuals with little knowledge usually speak a great deal, while those knowledgeable in the subject matter are more laconic.
26.
We do not rejoice in victories. We rejoice when a new kind of cotton is grown and when strawberries bloom in Israel.
Golda Meir

We do not celebrate triumphs. We rejoice when a novel type of cotton is cultivated and when strawberries blossom in Israel.
27.
You should definitely visit the Louvre, a world-famous art museum where you can view, at close range, the backs of thousands of other tourists trying to see the Mona Lisa.
Dave Barry

You should absolutely make a pilgrimage to the Louvre, an iconic art gallery where you can witness, up close, the throngs of fellow sightseers vying for a glimpse of the Mona Lisa.
28.
I believe in the truth of fairy-tales more than I believe in the truth in the newspaper.
Lotte Reiniger

I subscribe to the veracity of fables more than I accept the accuracy of press reports.
29.
A computer once beat me at chess, but it was no match for me at kick boxing.
Emo Philips

A machine outdid me in chess, but I had the upper hand in kickboxing.
30.
When others kid me about being bald, I simply tell them that the way I figure it, the good Lord only gave men so many hormones, and if others want to waste theirs on growing hair, that's up to them.
John Glenn

When others jest about my lack of hair, I simply quip that the Almighty only allocated a certain amount of hormones to every man, so if they want to expend theirs on growing locks, that is their prerogative.
31.
There's nothing on it worthwhile, and we're not going to watch it in this household, and I don't want it in your intellectual diet.
Philo Farnsworth

'This program is useless and we won't be viewing it in this home, and I don't want you to consume it mentally.'
32.
I look into eyes, shake their hand, pat their back, and wish them luck, but I am thinking, I am going to bury you.
Seve Ballesteros

I gaze into eyes, grasp their palm, embrace them, and give them blessing, but I am contemplating, I will defeat you.
33.
I've always wanted to go to Switzerland to see what the army does with those wee red knives.
Billy Connolly

I have longed to witness the Swiss military's use of diminutive crimson blades in Switzerland.
34.
I'd rather have 1% of the effort of 100 men than 100% of my own effort.
J. Paul Getty

I'd rather possess a fraction of the toil of a hundred individuals than every bit of my own exertion.
35.
I'm strong, I'm tough, I still wear my eyeliner.
Lisa Leslie

I'm resilient, unyielding, and I still sport my mascara.
36.
While Europe's eye is fix'd on mighty things, The fate of empires and the fall of kings; While quacks of State must each produce his plan, And even children lisp the Rights of Man; Amid this mighty fuss just let me mention, The Rights of Woman merit some attention.
Robert Burns

37.
Time is an illusion. Lunchtime doubly so.
Douglas Adams

Time is a fabrication. Mealtime even more so.
38.
Canada is like an old cow. The West feeds it. Ontario and Quebec milk it. And you can well imagine what it's doing in the Maritimes.
Tommy Douglas

Canada is akin to a venerable bovine. The West sustains it. Ontario and Quebec draw upon it. And one can easily apprehend what it is doing in the Maritimes.
39.
A gentleman is someone who can play the accordion, but doesn't.
Tom Waits

A gentleman is one who can wield the accordion, yet chooses not to.
40.
You shall know the truth, and it will make you odd.
Flannery O'Connor

41.
The whole imposing edifice of modern medicine is like the celebrated tower of Pisa - slightly off balance.
Prince Charles

42.
When my cats aren't happy, I'm not happy. Not because I care about their mood but because I know they're just sitting there thinking up ways to get even.
Percy Bysshe Shelley

43.
It's better to be a dictator than gay.
Alexander Lukashenko

44.
Don't play the saxophone. Let it play you.
Charlie Parker

45.
To me, fast food is when a cheetah eats an antelope.
George Carlin

46.
Acid is not for every brain .... Only the healthy, happy, wholesome, handsome, hopeful, humorous, high-velocity should seek these experiences. This elitism is totally self-determined. Unless you are self-confident, self-directed, self-selected, please abstain.
Timothy Leary

47.
Why do they call it "rush hour" when nothing moves?
Robin Williams

48.
An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last.
Winston Churchill

49.
Never doubt the courage of the French. They were the ones who discovered that snails are edible.
Doug Larson

50.
When I was a boy the Dead Sea was only sick.
George Burns