Subject: Emotions (Page 6)

My method is to take the utmost trouble to find the right thing to say, and then to say it with the utmost levity.

(1856 – 1950) Irish playwright & socialist

As my mom has said, when one person is unhappy, it usually means two people are unhappy but that one has not come to terms with it yet.

(1979 – ) American actress, comedian & writer

All I ask is a chance to prove that money can’t make me happy.

(1918 – 2002) Irish comedian, writer, musician, poet & playwright

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

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

Love is the delightful interval between meeting a beautiful girl and discovering that she looks like a haddock.

(1882 – 1942) American actor

We have nothing to fear but fear itself… and of course the boogieman.

(1927 – 1997) Am. comedian & satirist notable for mock presidential campaign

This weekend I pulled a muscle in my cheeks trying to smile.

(1947 – ) comedian & actor

I wear my heart on my sleeve… I wear my liver on my pant leg.


Happiness isn't something you experience; it's something you remember.

(1906 – 1972) pianist, composer, author, comedian & actor

My grandfather used to make home movies and edit out the joy.

(1947 – ) comedian & actor

I can still enjoy sex at 74; I live at 75, so it's no distance.

(1928 – 2003) English entertainer

He laughs best who laughs last.

(1664 – 1726) English architect & dramatist

Love: Woman’s eternal spring and man’s eternal fall.

(1876 – 1950) journalist & humorist

It's not that I'm afraid to die, I just don't want to be there when it happens.

(1935 – ) movie actor, director & comedian

Happy as a frog in God's pocket

To be happy with a woman you must love her a lot and not try to understand her at all.

(1876 – 1950) journalist & humorist

When angry count four; when very angry, swear.

Samuel Clemens (1835 – 1910) author & humorist

Don't get historical!

I hope they bury me near a straight man.

(1890 – 1977) comedian, actor & television host

As long as I have you there is just one other thing I'll always need — tremendous self control.

(1933 – ) English author & cartoonist

The fellow who laughs last may laugh best, but he gets the reputation of being very slow-witted.

(1908 – 1997) German-born teacher, academic & humorist