Laughter

A 'naughty pickle' is how I'd best describe myself. I think fun and laughter is the whole point of life.

— Celia Imrie

Back of every mistaken venture and defeat is the laughter of wisdom, if you listen.

— Carl Sandburg

Close friends contribute to our personal growth. They also contribute to our personal pleasure, making the music sound sweeter, the wine taste richer, the laughter ring louder because they are there.

— Judith Viorst

Comedy is defiance. It's a snort of contempt in the face of fear and anxiety. And it's the laughter that allows hope to creep back on the inhale.

— Will Durst

Even in my comedies, I don't take anger as a joke. I think anger and laughter are very close to each other, when you think about it. One of the things I like about a character: I always think it's fascinating when a character can turn on a dime and go from one emotion to another. I like watching that.

— Albert Brooks

Falling in love is a chemical reaction. But it wears off in a year. That's why you need a strong line of communication... which includes laughter.

— Yakov Smirnoff

Funny is funny. I dare anyone to look at Tim Conway and Harvey Korman doing the dentist sketch, which is more than 40 years old, and not scream with laughter.

— Carol Burnett

Give a child love, laughter and peace, not AIDS.

— Nelson Mandela

God is in the sadness and the laughter, in the bitter and the sweet.

— Neale Donald Walsch

Hearty laughter is a good way to jog internally without having to go outdoors.

— Norman Cousins