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Humour Quotes - Page 4

Where I cannot satisfy my reason, I love to humour my fancy.

Where I cannot satisfy my reason, I love to humour my fancy.

Sir Thomas Browne (1852). “The Works of Sir Thomas Browne: Pseudodoxia epidemica, books V-VII. Religio medici. The garden of Cyprus”, p.333

People don't get my sense of humour.

"It's Not Easy Being A Billionaire Heiress Lingerie Model" by Nigel Ferndale, www.businessinsider.com. September 25, 2012.

Humour is human. Why? Well, because the Philosopher, Aristotle, says so.

Simon Critchley (2011). “On Humour”, p.34, Routledge

We are specially designed to appeal to the sense of humour.

Oscar Wilde, Russell Jackson, Ian Small (2000). “The Complete Works of Oscar Wilde: De profundis, "Epistola : in carcere et vinculis"”, p.127, Oxford University Press on Demand

I hope that the kind reader recognises this as a despairing attempt at humour.

Nancy Springer (2009). “The Case of the Cryptic Crinoline: An Enola Holmes Mystery”, p.44, Penguin

I think cynicism often disguises itself as humour.

Michka Assayas (2006). “Bono”, p.108, Penguin

Humour is the best way to make the unbearable bearable.

Mary Ann Shaffer, Annie Barrows (2009). “The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society”, p.31, A&C Black

I played like a child!

"Magnificent Magnus, the world's youngest grandmaster". Interview with Hans Olav Lahlum, en.chessbase.com. April 20, 2004.

I refuse not to have a sense of humour.

"Ken Livingstone: 'It's an autobiography, not porn'". Interview with Decca Aitkenhead, www.theguardian.com. October 21, 2011.

I definitely try to mix humour into anything I do, even if it is into a drama.

"Jorge Garcia, the one-man Greek chorus who helped explain Lost" by Rich Pelley, www.theguardian.com. March 24, 2012.

The whole [Scotch] nation hitherto has been void of wit and humour, and even incapable of relishing it.

Horace Walpole (1866). “The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford”, p.67

There is nothing worse than annotated humour.

"Garry Trudeau: 'Doonesbury quickly became a cause of trouble'" by Ed Pilkington, www.theguardian.com. October 25, 2010.

But alas! Like many another consummation devoutly to be wished, the actual performance was a disappointing one.

Fred Reinfeld (2012). “The Immortal Games of Capablanca”, p.10, Courier Corporation

Creativity and lateral thinking have exactly the same basis as humour.

Edward De Bono (1991). “I Am Right, You are Wrong: From this to the New Renaissance : from Rock Logic to Water Logic”, Penguin Group USA