Humor is emotional chaos remembered in tranquility.

Quote by James Thurber

Topics: Humor Quotes

Well, if I called the wrong number, why did you answer the phone?

Well, if I called the wrong number, why did you answer the phone?

With sixty staring me in the face, I have developed inflammation of the sentence structure...

With sixty staring me in the face, I have developed inflammation of the sentence structure...

All men should strive to learn before they die, what they are running from, and...

All men should strive to learn before they die, what they are running from, and...

The most dangerous food is wedding cake.

The most dangerous food is wedding cake.

The appreciative smile, the chuckle, the soundless mirth, so important to the success of comedy,...

The appreciative smile, the chuckle, the soundless mirth, so important to the success of comedy,...

The past is an old armchair in the attic, the present an ominous ticking sound,...

The past is an old armchair in the attic, the present an ominous ticking sound,...

Don't get it right, just get it written

Don't get it right, just get it written

Some American writers who have known each other for years have never met in the...

Some American writers who have known each other for years have never met in the...

Speed is scarcely the noblest virtue of graphic composition, but it has its curious rewards....

Speed is scarcely the noblest virtue of graphic composition, but it has its curious rewards....

If I have any beliefs about immortality, it is that certain dogs I have known...

If I have any beliefs about immortality, it is that certain dogs I have known...

There is no safety in numbers, or in anything else.

There is no safety in numbers, or in anything else.

Love is a many splintered thing.

Love is a many splintered thing.

A word to the wise is not sufficient if it doesn't make sense.

A word to the wise is not sufficient if it doesn't make sense.

The animals that depend on instinct have an inherent knowledge of the laws of economics...

The animals that depend on instinct have an inherent knowledge of the laws of economics...

Discussion in America means dissent.

Discussion in America means dissent.

Women are wiser than men because they know less and understand more.

Women are wiser than men because they know less and understand more.

There is no safety in numbers, or in anything else.

There is no safety in numbers, or in anything else.

The past is an old armchair in the attic, the present an ominous ticking sound,...

The past is an old armchair in the attic, the present an ominous ticking sound,...

Sometimes I lie awake at night, and I ask, 'Where have I gone wrong?' Then...

Sometimes I lie awake at night, and I ask, 'Where have I gone wrong?' Then...

The counsels of old age give light without heat, like the sun in winter.

The counsels of old age give light without heat, like the sun in winter.

The vast possibilities of our great future will become realities only if we make ourselves...

The vast possibilities of our great future will become realities only if we make ourselves...

Our duty is to preserve what the past has had to say for itself, and...

Our duty is to preserve what the past has had to say for itself, and...

The past is of no importance. The present is of no importance. It is with...

The past is of no importance. The present is of no importance. It is with...

Time is but the stream I go fishing in. I drink at it, but while...

Time is but the stream I go fishing in. I drink at it, but while...