It was a somber place, haunted by old jokes and lost laughter. Life, as I discovered, holds no more wretched occupation than trying to make the English laugh.

Quote by Malcolm Muggeridge

Topics: Laughter Quotes

My opinion, my conviction, gains immensely in strength and sureness the minute a second mind...

My opinion, my conviction, gains immensely in strength and sureness the minute a second mind...

People do not believe lies because they have to, but because they want to.

People do not believe lies because they have to, but because they want to.

There is no such thing as darkness; only a failure to see.

There is no such thing as darkness; only a failure to see.

Television was not invented to make human beings vacuous, but is an emanation of their...

Television was not invented to make human beings vacuous, but is an emanation of their...

I can say that I never knew what joy was like until I gave up...

I can say that I never knew what joy was like until I gave up...

Marx and Freud are the two great destroyers of Christian civilization, the first replacing the...

Marx and Freud are the two great destroyers of Christian civilization, the first replacing the...

The trouble with kingdoms of heaven on earth is that they're liable to come to...

The trouble with kingdoms of heaven on earth is that they're liable to come to...

Sex is the mysticism of materialism and the only possible religion in a materialistic society.

Sex is the mysticism of materialism and the only possible religion in a materialistic society.

Surely the glory of journalism is its transience.

Surely the glory of journalism is its transience.

An orgy looks particularly alluring seen through the mists of righteous indignation.

An orgy looks particularly alluring seen through the mists of righteous indignation.

Bad humor is an evasion of reality; good humor is an acceptance of it.

Bad humor is an evasion of reality; good humor is an acceptance of it.

How do I know pornography depraves and corrupts? It depraves and corrupts me.

How do I know pornography depraves and corrupts? It depraves and corrupts me.

Never forget that only dead fish swim with the stream.

Never forget that only dead fish swim with the stream.

Sex is the ersatz or substitute religion of the 20th Century.

Sex is the ersatz or substitute religion of the 20th Century.

The orgasm has replaced the cross as the focus of longing and fulfillment

The orgasm has replaced the cross as the focus of longing and fulfillment

Sex is the ersatz or substitute religion of the 20th Century

Sex is the ersatz or substitute religion of the 20th Century

History will see advertising as one of the real evil things of our time. It...

History will see advertising as one of the real evil things of our time. It...

Never forget that only dead fish swim with the stream.

Never forget that only dead fish swim with the stream.

Religion is the possibility of the removal of every ground of confidence except confidence in...

Religion is the possibility of the removal of every ground of confidence except confidence in...

My theory is that if you look confident you can pull off anything - even...

My theory is that if you look confident you can pull off anything - even...

Your life is yours and yours alone. Rise up and live it.

Your life is yours and yours alone. Rise up and live it.