Top 100 Quotes About Sense Of Humour
#1. Henry Kissinger is possessed of a truly superior intelligence, in addition to which he has two qualities which, unfortunately, many great men lack: he is able to listen and he has a very subtle sense of humour.
Mohammed Reza Pahlavi
#3. I have inherited my father's sense of humour about myself. It's a lot more pleasant to make fun of yourself than when someone else does.
Stephen Sondheim
#4. The Australian fans are really friendly and personable; the sense of humour is a lot less dry than the English.
Tom Hopper
#5. She was emotionally retarded having no sense of humour, cold and no people skills. She was like her mother was obsessed by appearances and wealth and longed to get married to escape from home.
Annette J. Dunlea
#6. She had ... the glimmerings of a sense of humour - which is simply another name for a sense of the fitness of things.
L.M. Montgomery
#7. A professional who didn't miss his target even in his death. If your boss had half your sense of humour, this Pakiland of yours would be a much livelier place.
Mohammed Hanif
#8. I think that gay people in some ways end up forming a very different sense of humour to straight people. We all go through similar things and it's a way of dealing with it.
Jason Sellards
#9. I like a twisted sense of humour. On 'A History of Violence,' David Cronenberg and I would be doing the grimmest scenes and laugh a lot.
Viggo Mortensen
#10. My mother taught me what it is to have a sense of humour; my dad, who was a headmaster, everything you need to know about hard work. My dad is the most decent man you could come across.
James Nesbitt
#11. My comedy is for children from three to 93. You do need a slightly childish sense of humour and if you haven't got that, it's very sad.
Norman Wisdom
#12. Life is a huge farce, and the advantage of possessing a sense of humour is that it enables one to defy fate with mocking laughter.
George Gissing
#13. Such people are not known for their sense of humour and lightness of touch; they rarely break a smile. To them, change is always suspect and usually damnable, and they hardly ever contribute to human development.
Paul Kriwaczek
#14. The older Nico got, the more juvenile Percy seemed to him, though Percy was three years older. Nico found his sense of humour equal parts endearing and annoying. He decided to concentrate on the annoying.
Rick Riordan
#15. Ook, though very clever, was the worst fighter in the tribe. That is how he ended up with Grot-Grot as his woman. Grot-Grot had a bald patch on the top of her head, she was missing an eye and she smelled like a dead skunk. She did have a good sense of humour though.
Aussiescribbler
#16. One evening, Mike Myers and Steven Spielberg were discussing 'Goldmember,' and I just happened to joke, 'If you need a Japanese character, let me know!' The next day, they called me for audition! I find it's always helpful to maintain a sense of humour.
Nobu Matsuhisa
#17. Optimism is the first cousin of love, and it's exactly like love in three ways: it's pushy, it has no real sense of humour, and it turns up where you least expect it.
Gregory David Roberts
#18. It's definitely not true what they say about women wanting a guy with a sense of humour. What women mean is that they want a guy with a sense of humour who is really handsome. If a girl had a choice between Brad Pitt or me, she'd pick Brad Pitt. And I'm a lot funnier than he is.
Seth Rogen
#19. As Carrie Fisher once said in a film, everyone thinks they have good taste and a sense of humour.
Jane Green
#20. Any good actor has to have a good sense of humour, too; they have to be able to manipulate people.
Chevy Chase
#21. 'Understanding' art is like having a sense of humour - if you don't have one, no amount of explanation is going to make you laugh.
Michael Craig-Martin
#22. What I see as specially English is the charm - everyone is so polite. Being restrained is part of the charm. And I love the sense of humour - it takes me back to Australia. The English are great at making fun of themselves. They're so self-effacing.
Danielle De Niese
#23. I was tempted to tell her it was because we were British and actually had a sense of humour, but I try not to be cruel to foreigners, especially when they're that strung out.
Ben Aaronovitch
#24. Comedy is the most difficult. Comic timing is something which you either have it in you, or you don't. You have to have a good sense of humour to be able to understand it. A split second can make you lose the punch.
Deepika Padukone
#25. My face hasn't matured as I've grown up, and neither has my sense of humour. In the mirror, I see an older version of myself as a child, although I do have more wrinkles and freckles.
Jasmine Guinness
#26. That said, it was pretty awkward and a weird thing to shoot. Some women had a sense of humour about it and we'd laugh, but some were very serious and suspicious ... like I might be doing something bad, or maybe they were just uncomfortable.
Nicole Holofcener
#27. I like someone with a really good and dark sense of humour.
Paloma Faith
#28. There are a lot of filmmakers I love whose work doesn't inspire mine at all. For example: Quentin Tarantino. From his films you can see that he has a wicked sense of humour, and I love that!
Chika Anadu
#29. A British villain never loses their sense of humour.
Tom Hooper
#30. My dad, Jack, had a great sense of humour and had a strong impact on me and my humour.
Billy Crystal
#31. While it is entirely untrue that Canadians lack a sense of humour, the funniest ones tend to head south: Dan Aykroyd, Jim Carrey, Michael J. Fox.
Simon Hoggart
#32. My father had a good sense of humour about a lot of things, including life, which I think I inherited.
Brian Dennehy
#33. I understand that being able to appeal to the public and having an amazing sense of humour is not something that comes easy. It's definitely a gift and for which I'm thankful.
Kevin Hart
#34. Life is really very fantastic, and one has to have a peculiar sense of humour to see the fun of it.
[Virtue]
W. Somerset Maugham
#36. A careful and sympathetic sense of humour can also be a great asset when there is need to get out of difficult situations gracefully.
John Allen Fraser
#37. A sense of humour is common sense dancing.
Clive James
#38. If you find a saint who has no sense of humour, then he is not a saint at all. Impossible. His very seriousness says that he has not achieved. Once you have some inner experiences of your own you become very playful, you become very innocent, childlike.
Rajneesh
#39. Contrary to my image, I do have a sense of humour.
Andy Murray
#41. I would date a fan, I dont have a problem with that. I look for a good sense of humour in a girlfriend.
Rupert Grint
#42. True sense of humour and true, deep happiness never depend on the after effects of destructive vices
Angelica Hopes
#43. I think the most attractive thing is a sense of humour. If someone can make you laugh, you've gotten a lot out of the way.
Kiefer Sutherland
#44. I don't think God's going to judge me based on my film work - although I hope he has a sense of humour and I hope he's a fan of movies because I've done some things that may be questionable in his eyes as an actor!
Mark Wahlberg
#45. Busty' Roberts had joined the Royal Artillery in 1914 and since then had steadily risen to the rank of Gunner. Now the crunch: someone with a perverted sense of humour made him a Lance Bombardier. Roberts went insane with power. The war now consisted of two people, him and Hitler.
Spike Milligan
#46. Musicians rarely have a sense of humour, at least, about themselves.
Carolyn Wells
#47. Australians have a fantastic sense of humour and incredible taste. I was there for 'Bend It Like Beckham,' and I had a great time. Aussies loved it, and I think 'Bride & Prejudice' is going to do well, too, because it's all about having a good time.
Gurinder Chadha
#48. My father was a very funny man, and one of my strongest recollections is hearing him laugh. He didn't like people who had no sense of humour.
Mike Myers
#49. The most important quality in a partner is a sense of humour.
Clare Balding
#50. Quote from In Love of Honey, Money....and My Virgin Passport
If you think you've the most wicked sense of humour, try life!
Mita Jain
#51. Everybody fancies they have that rare thing, a sense of humour.
Olivia Robertson
#52. If you're an athlete and you completely focus on the body, you're missing other components. Similarly, if you're trying to broaden your mind but not also being attentive to your sense of humour and your spirit, then you're not going to grow and develop so fast.
Aimee Mullins
#53. I think the French have a romantic cliche that Englishmen have great style, great music, irony and sense of humour. Well, sometimes cliches are true.
Josephine De La Baume
#54. No man can be an agnostic who has a sense of humour.
E. M. Forster
#55. I was a weirdo. I wasn't picked on or anything. And I wasn't smarter than the other kids; that's not why I didn't fit in. I've always had this weird anxiety. I hated recess. I didn't like field trips. Parties really stressed me out. And I had a very different sense of humour.
Jennifer Lawrence
#56. If she knew about the luggage, she was trouble. And Fallow had no sense of humour about his cock, to which none of the ointments had made the slightest difference.
Joe Abercrombie
#57. You've got to have a sense of humour about sex. When you look at it, it's all pretty ridiculous, isn't it?
Cat Deeley
#58. I like men with quick wit, good conversation and a great sense of humour. I love banter. I want a man to like me for me - I want him to be authentic.
Emma Watson
#59. It's vital to keep a sense of humour when the world seems to have suddenly become a very strange place.
Michael Grant
#60. The thing about a sense of humour is that it's not bestowed on the good. It's just randomly dished out.
Chris Morris
#61. Geralt finished his mug of herb tea, grimacing dreadfully. He valued and liked the settled elves for their intelligence, calm reserve and sense of humour, but he couldn't understand or share their taste in food or drink.
Andrzej Sapkowski
#62. Following Jesse's wonderful advice I will have to change my quote to:
If have a sense of humour, you'll love my books; if you don't have a sense of humour, please read my books nonetheless
no matter what you have please just read my books.
Jayde Scott
#63. Love and a good sense of humour strengthen the entire body; remember your cells respond to your input.
Barbara Marciniak
#64. She's fine," said Declan, defensive. "You're fine, right?"
She gave him a look. "Peachy."
"See? Both Alex and her astounding wit have made it here intact. Her sense of humour seems to be M.I.A, but I'm pretty sure that was a pre-existing condition.
Jena Leigh
#65. I've always had a sense of humour, and I still do, so I just want to go on performing as long as I can. It's as simple as that.
Norman Wisdom
#66. While the eyes of the world will be on us let's show everyone that we have a great sense of humour.
Yahoo Serious
#67. I fell in love with her for her sense of humour. If she ever lost her sense of humour, I would have to dump her. Then I'd kill myself because I couldn't live without her.
Dean Koontz
#68. I love Andre 3000 from OutKast. I think we'd complement each other, but I'm hoping he's got a good sense of humour.
Paloma Faith
#69. Common sense and a sense of humour are the same thing, moving at different speeds. A sense of humour is just common sense, dancing. Those who lack humour are without judgment and should be trusted with nothing.
Clive James
#70. I'm always impressed by confidence, kindness and a sense of humour.
Tamara Mellon
#71. I'm definitely responsible for the image that I put out there. But it does become frustrating, because I don't want 'sexy' to be my defining characteristic. I'd love for my ambition and will and intellect and sense of humour to define me as well.
Eva Mendes
#72. People, particularly over-moralistic Americans, have often seen me as a pessimist and humourless to boot, yet I think I have an almost maniacal sense of humour. The problem is that it's rather deadpan.
J.G. Ballard
#73. I like doom and gloom with a sense of humour. Maybe it's a Scottish thing, we like to undercut indulgence with a laugh.
Shirley Henderson
#74. 'Downton' is one of the best jobs in the world, and I'm looking forward to the next series for Maggie Smith's wicked sense of humour.
Samantha Bond
#75. Kids have a great sense of humour. If you don't, you're going to miss out.
Tamsin Greig
#76. We are specially designed to appeal to the sense of humour.
Oscar Wilde
#77. I think that God's got a sick sense of humour, and when I die I expect to find him laughing.
Music Sales Corporation
#78. When things are difficult, awful, stressful, the thing that always gets you through is a sense of humour. I don't mean - well, maybe I do - laugh at the hangman as he puts the noose around your neck. But an eye, an ear, for the ridiculous, the absurd in life, can get you through a lot.
Paul Merton
#79. I consider myself something of a raconteur. I have a rather audacious sense of humour.
Sylvester Stallone
#80. My father lived life to the fullest, even though it was cut short at a young age in 1962. He was known for his intelligence, wit, wisdom, a wonderful sense of humour, a great personality, and a genuine goodwill towards all.
Ajay Mehta
#82. I don't mock things, which makes me more vulnerable to mockery myself. If you're cynical, you're protected from mockery. But I have to be nice. I don't think I have irony. A sense of humour, yes, but not irony.
Michel Gondry
#83. What is really important to me is a sense of humour and a mischief about life. Life is just too boring otherwise.
Mira Nair
#84. It is just possible that feminists have been literal-minded and, in pursuit of a political goal, have lost their sense of humour.
Mary Norris
#85. I think if you come from a history of persecution you have to develop a sense of humour.
Sacha Baron Cohen
#86. For me, compatibility is a sense of humour, being able to laugh together; that is very important.
Felicity Kendal
#87. My humour and my work ethic definitely come from my Scottish side, and I have to say the sense of humour doesn't really translate when I'm in America.
John Barrowman
#88. If there is a god, I think he has a sense of humour. He does not require human beings to protect him from satire.
James K. Morrow
#89. Eric Ashcroft, a gentle, kind, popular man with a wicked sense of humour, was always modest about his wartime exploits, but eventually, with much prompting from his persistent son, he told me of his terrifying experience on D-Day.
Michael Ashcroft
#90. As a bandleader, I try to pass on the same family values that I grew up with: help people, hang on to your sense of humour, be tolerant, and keep your judgments to yourself.
Jools Holland
#91. (I've often noticed that people equate "having a sense of humour" with "being an insensitive moron.")
Sophie Kinsella
#92. In Japan, people have something called their charm point. A coy smile, a twinkle in the eye, a faultless sense of humour, or a laugh no one has heard in the history of laughs before. The thing that makes others love you.
Christopher Barzak
#94. England and Denmark have a sense of irony and a darker sense of humour that you don't necessarily find in Germany and Sweden.
Mads Mikkelsen
#95. No politician would ever comment on a cartoon unless it was to show what a great sense of humour they have, that they can laugh at themselves.
Chris Riddell
#96. Having a sense of humour is really key. You have to have a sense of humour with these things and I've just tried to remain who I am. My life has changed. It's changed in the fact that I don't have the freedoms I did before, but I've also got a huge amount of other freedoms that came along with it.
Daniel Craig
#97. I said in my earlier book, and find no reason for retracting my statement, that the famous Jewish sense of humour got lost in transit to Israel.
George Mikes
#98. A common sense of humour and a love of music is really important, as I love all types of music. You name me any genre, and I can give you a list of artists I adore.
Adam Rodriguez
#99. The English take everything with an exquisite sense of humour. They are only offended if you tell them that they have no sense of humour.
George Mikes
#100. It is rare to find learned men who are clean, do not stink and have a sense of humour.
Baron De Montesquieu
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