The child inside of you knows how to take things as they come, how to deal most effectively and happily with everything and everyone it encounters on this planet. If you can recapture that childlike essence of your being, you can stay ‚forever young at heart.‘
Wayne DyerIf we may believe our logicians, man is distinguished from all other creatures by the faculty of laughter. He has a heart capable of mirth, and naturally disposed to it.
Joseph AddisonAt times in my life the only place I have been happy is when I am on stage.
Bob DylanWhy do Jewish men die before their wives? They want to.
Henny YoungmanHappiness depends upon ourselves.
AristotleThe secret source of humor is not joy but sorrow; there is no humor in Heaven.
Mark TwainAs an athlete, you’d better laugh at yourself when you slip in the mud.
Dwayne JohnsonToo often in life, something happens and we blame other people for us not being happy or satisfied or fulfilled. So the point is, we all have choices, and we make the choice to accept people or situations or to not accept situations.
Tom BradyMy great hope is to laugh as much as I cry; to get my work done and try to love somebody and have the courage to accept the love in return.
Maya AngelouThe events that I have attended to mark my Diamond Jubilee have been a humbling experience. It has touched me deeply to see so many thousands of families, neighbors and friends celebrating together in such a happy atmosphere.
Queen Elizabeth IIThe French complain of everything, and always.
Napoleon BonaparteWhen I found somebody who I fell in love with, it made me feel different than I felt the rest of the day. It was electrifying. That’s what inspired the ‚Off to the Races‘ melodies. That’s one of the times when you’re feeling electrified by someone else and they make you happy to be alive.
Lana Del ReyI wanted to be a writer-performer like the Pythons. In fact, I wanted to be John Cleese, and it took me some time to realise that the job was, in fact, taken.
Douglas AdamsAll I need to make a comedy is a park, a policeman and a pretty girl.
Charlie ChaplinI don’t spend too much time on my phone, laptop or television. However, I do occasionally watch documentaries and shows on streaming platforms.
Sunil ChhetriI don’t mind making jokes, but I don’t want to look like one.
Marilyn MonroeThe aim of a joke is not to degrade the human being, but to remind him that he is already degraded.
George OrwellI knew early on that I wanted to entertain in some form. And I knew I would work as hard as anyone to do it.
Dwayne JohnsonFor what is love itself, for the one we love best? An enfolding of immeasurable cares which yet are better than any joys outside our love.
George EliotOnly one in four jokes ever works, and I still can’t predict what people will laugh at.
Steven WrightMy absolute favourite piece of information is the fact that young sloths are so inept that they frequently grab their own arms and legs instead of tree limbs, and fall out of trees.
Douglas AdamsI was born poor and without religion, under a happy sky, feeling harmony, not hostility, in nature. I began not by feeling torn, but in plenitude.
Albert CamusStand-up is my baby.
Kevin HartIf we depend for our happiness on another, on society or on environment, they become essential to us; we cling to them, and any alteration of these we violently oppose because we depend upon them for our psychological security and comfort.
Jiddu KrishnamurtiI try to be funny and not ignorant.
Kevin HartThe happiness of this life depends less on what befalls you than the way in which you take it.
Elbert HubbardIf you make any money, the government shoves you in the creek once a year with it in your pockets, and all that don’t get wet you can keep.
Will RogersThe greatest happiness is to know the source of unhappiness.
Fyodor DostoevskyI work hard for the audience. It’s entertainment. I don’t need validation.
Denzel WashingtonMy goal was never to be the loudest or the craziest. It was to be the most entertaining.
Dwayne JohnsonI’m so happy I discovered early how wonderful music makes me feel.
AuroraShared joys make a friend, not shared sufferings.
Friedrich NietzscheBut now, being a parent, I go home and see my son and I forget about any mistake I ever made or the reason I’m upset. I get home and my son is smiling or he comes running to me. It has just made me grow as an individual and grow as a man.
LeBron JamesIn my house I’m the boss, my wife is just the decision maker.
Woody AllenIf only God would give me some clear sign! Like making a large deposit in my name at a Swiss bank.
Woody AllenI love nerdy, cute, quirky boys who don’t take themselves too seriously.
Ariana GrandeIf you check your ego at the door when it comes to comedy, you’ve got a pretty good shot at making a great movie that you can commit yourself to, you can jump off the proverbial cliff with, and have a great time, and the audiences respond to that.
Dwayne JohnsonI laugh all the time – at things, people, stuff, whatever. But, I don’t laugh onstage because then it’s serious business.
Steven WrightTo enjoy good health, to bring true happiness to one’s family, to bring peace to all, one must first discipline and control one’s own mind. If a man can control his mind he can find the way to Enlightenment, and all wisdom and virtue will naturally come to him.
BuddhaIf you cannot get rid of the family skeleton, you may as well make it dance.
George Bernard ShawI was always making my friends laugh, but I never wanted the attention of the whole classroom.
Steven WrightA lot of times, people make other people responsible for their joy: ‚You’re not making me happy, you’re not doing this, you’re not doing that.‘
Joyce MeyerYour successes and happiness are forgiven you only if you generously consent to share them.
Albert CamusYou pray in your distress and in your need; would that you might also pray in the fullness of your joy and in your days of abundance.
Khalil GibranIs it weird in here, or is it just me?
Steven WrightVery little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking.
Marcus AureliusCycling is a joy and faster than many other modes of transport, depending on the time of day. It clears the head.
David ByrneAny of us can be happy and have a good attitude when everything is going our way. But I believe it’s the real test of your character and of your faith to say, ‚Things are not going our way, but I’m still being good to people; I’m still attending church; I still have a good attitude.‘
Joel OsteenYou know an odd feeling? Sitting on the toilet eating a chocolate candy bar.
George CarlinWell, everyone likes movies when they’re a little kid.
Anthony HopkinsI believe in using words, not fists. I believe in my outrage knowing people are living in boxes on the street. I believe in honesty. I believe in a good time. I believe in good food. I believe in sex.
Bertrand RussellIn the first place, God made idiots. That was for practice. Then he made school boards.
Mark TwainBut there are advantages to being elected President. The day after I was elected, I had my high school grades classified Top Secret.
Ronald ReaganWe must laugh at man to avoid crying for him.
Napoleon BonaparteThe happiest part of a man’s life is what he passes lying awake in bed in the morning.
Samuel JohnsonIn the sweetness of friendship let there be laughter, and sharing of pleasures. For in the dew of little things the heart finds its morning and is refreshed.
Khalil GibranTo understand Europe, you have to be a genius – or French.
Madeleine AlbrightLaughter is America’s most important export.
Walt DisneyIn the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider.
King SolomonLove is trembling happiness.
Khalil Gibran