Subject: Emotions » Laughter (Page 2)

Laughing is the sensation of feeling good all over and showing it principally in one spot.

(1818 – 1885) humorist

A laugh is a smile that bursts.

(1949 – ) English nurse

He who laughs last, thinks slowest.

The test of a real comedian is whether you laugh at him before he opens his mouth.

(1882 – 1958) drama critic, editor

When I told my friends I was going to be a comedian, they laughed at me.

Matt Thompson (1965 – ) American comedian

Never be afraid to laugh at yourself, after all, you could be missing out on the joke of the century.

(1935 – 2014) American comedian, television personality, writer & director

Man is the only animal that laughs and has a state legislature.

(1835 – 1902) English composer, author & satirist

God is a comedian playing to an audience too afraid to laugh.

(1694 – 1778) French author, humanist & satirist

Never laugh at your significant other when they're having an orgasm; that is their time to shine.

(1983 – ) American comedian

Seven days without laughter makes one weak.


My girlfriend and I often laugh about how competitive we are… but I laugh more.

Men love war because it allows them to look serious… it is the one thing that stops women laughing at them.

(1926 – 2005) English novelist & essayist

The penalty for laughing in a courtroom is six months in jail and if it were not for this penalty, the jury would never hear the evidence.

(1880 – 1956) journalist, essayist, editor & satirist

When a person can no longer laugh at himself, it is time for others to laugh at him.

(1920 – ) Hungarian writer

Laughter is the best medicine – unless you're diabetic, then insulin comes pretty high on the list.

(Robert Norman Davis) (1945 – ) British comedian & actor

A person who knows how to laugh at himself will never ceased to be amused.

(1934 – ) American actress, dancer, activist & author

My wife put a mirror over our bed; she says she likes to watch herself laugh.

(1921 – 2004) stand-up comedian & actor

I am thankful for laughter, except when milk comes out of my nose.

(1935 – ) movie actor, director & comedian

He who laughs first, laughs last… if nobody laughs in the middle.

I quit because I was in the hospital and I realized that I truly believed that laughter was the best medicine, but it turns out penicillin works a hell of a lot better.

(1971 – ) American comedian, actor, television host & former physician

At their core, women fear that men will kill them; at their core, men fear that women will laugh at them.

(1954 – ) security specialist, advisor & author