A liberal mind is a mind that is able to imagine itself believing anything.

Quote by Max Eastman

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Classic art was the art of necessity: modern romantic art bears the stamp of caprice...

Classic art was the art of necessity: modern romantic art bears the stamp of caprice...

I don't know why it is we are in such a hurry to get up...

I don't know why it is we are in such a hurry to get up...

A joke is not a thing but a process, a trick you play on the...

A joke is not a thing but a process, a trick you play on the...

Humor is the instinct for taking pain playfully.

Humor is the instinct for taking pain playfully.

A smile is the universal welcome.

A smile is the universal welcome.

A joke is not a thing but a process, a trick you play on the...

A joke is not a thing but a process, a trick you play on the...

A poet in history is divine, but a poet in the next room is a...

A poet in history is divine, but a poet in the next room is a...

Dogs laugh, but they laugh with their tails.

Dogs laugh, but they laugh with their tails.

It is the ability to take a joke, not make one, that proves you have...

It is the ability to take a joke, not make one, that proves you have...

There are just certain things that turn my head. It may be a girl's sense...

There are just certain things that turn my head. It may be a girl's sense...

Once we got over the origin story, we could really delve deeper into their lives...

Once we got over the origin story, we could really delve deeper into their lives...

I mean, yeah, I'm sure that Python and the other things have paved the way...

I mean, yeah, I'm sure that Python and the other things have paved the way...

Prior to Wordsworth, humor was an essential part of poetry. I mean, they don't call...

Prior to Wordsworth, humor was an essential part of poetry. I mean, they don't call...

Women, as they grow older, rely more and more on cosmetics. Men, as they grow...

Women, as they grow older, rely more and more on cosmetics. Men, as they grow...

Any attempts at humor immediately after September 11th were deemed tasteless.

Any attempts at humor immediately after September 11th were deemed tasteless.

I really hate sitcoms on television with canned laughter and stuff. What really makes me...

I really hate sitcoms on television with canned laughter and stuff. What really makes me...

Humor results when society says you can't scratch certain things in public, but they itch...

Humor results when society says you can't scratch certain things in public, but they itch...

Good humor isn't a trait of character, it is an art which requires practice.

Good humor isn't a trait of character, it is an art which requires practice.

There are men so philosophical that they can see humor in their own toothaches. But...

There are men so philosophical that they can see humor in their own toothaches. But...

There's a hysterical, tired sense of humor that comes after working 14 hours a day,...

There's a hysterical, tired sense of humor that comes after working 14 hours a day,...

A sense of humor always withers in the presence of the messianic delusion, like justice...

A sense of humor always withers in the presence of the messianic delusion, like justice...