Aug. 29, 2024, 11:45 a.m.
Laughter is often said to be the best medicine, and we couldn't agree more. In the hustle and bustle of daily life, finding moments that bring a smile to your face can make all the difference. That's why we've curated a delightful collection of 57 humorous quotes that are sure to tickle your funny bone. Whether you're looking to brighten your own day or share a chuckle with friends, these quotes offer the perfect blend of wit and wisdom. So sit back, relax, and get ready to enjoy a hearty dose of humor!
1. “There's nothing wrong with being shallow as long as you're insightful about it.” - Dennis Miller
2. “Writers don't get mad they get even in their novels.” - Candace Bowen Early
3. “99% of all problems can be solved by money -- and for the other 1% there's alcohol.” - Quentin R. Bufogle
4. “I went to a bookstore and asked the saleswoman where the Self Help section was. She said if she told me it would defeat the purpose.” - Dennis Miller
5. “My embarrassment was complete. If I just had passed out, that would have been bad enough. But to make matters worse, Will had carried me outside, where everyone else was; everyone in my youth group had seen Will carrying me. I felt like melting into the bench on which I sat.” - Anne K. Riley
6. “All real estate agents should be put on a decommissioned naval frigate which is then towed out into the deepest part of the Atlantic and sunk. It's rather unfortunate that, in recent years, real estate agents have become comedy betes-noires. Rather like lawyers or used car salesmen. Every time they mention their job they probably get people amusingly making the sign of the cross at them or are subjected to some good-natured, humorous ribbing. This has the effect of distorting what I'm trying to say here, which isn't in the nature of a smiling roll of the eyes and a "Tsk, real estate agents, eh?" but rather "All real estate agents should be put on a decommissioned naval frigate which is then towed out into the deepest part of the Atlantic and sunk.” - Mil Millington
7. “Have you ever heard of a condom? Don't Carpathians have condoms? Because I'm thinking that if you're all that worried, a condom might be just the thing." His smile was slow in coming. "I had not thought of that. As a rule Carpathians do not need such things.” - Christine Feehan
8. “Pan Bilbo ho naučil i číst a psát — nic zlýho tím ovšem nemyslela doufám, že z toho nic zlýho nevzejde” - Tolkien, J. R. R.
9. “Mister if you want more to join,’ She said half-choked ‘you’ll have to put in the coin.” - Angelo Tsanatelis
10. “Today I feel like I did tomorrow.” - Carroll Bryant
11. “I just want you to know,' said the girl, coldly, 'that whoever you are and whatever you intend with me, I shall give you no aid of any kind, nor shall I assist you, and I shall do whatever is in my power to frustrate your plans and devices.' And then she added, with feeling, 'Idiot.” - Neil Gaiman
12. “He who laughs last ... just didn't get the joke.” - Carroll Bryant
13. “I haven't devoured a soul in...What month is this? March?” - Rick Riordan
14. “I'm not lazy. I'm just really gifted, only instead of being good at music or math I'm good at sleeping late.” - Elizabeth Jane Howard
15. “The ultimate downfall of the computerized holographic receptionist was that there was no amount of flattery, flirtation or chocolate that could convince one to lie for you.” - Scott B. Pruden
16. “Nothing helps your partner keep his mind on Jesus more than having a sign of His love tanned on your primary erogenous zones.” - Scott B. Pruden
17. “Said Opie Read to E.P. Roe,"How do you like Gaboriau?""I like him very much indeed!"Said E.P. Roe to Opie Read.” - Julian Street
18. “Noseless and Handless, the Lannister Boys.” - George R.R. Martin
19. “It's all right, darling. I'll finish the financial report on my own. I can think clearly before sex and stay awake afterwards. That's one of the nice things about being a woman.” - Barbara Taylor Bradford
20. “Science and discovery, especially in the field of non-abnormal pediatric mysteries, is built on the work of those who have been sneezed on before us. Causation and rationale may someday be reached, but until then it is the heartwarming and parental nature of the journey that drives us on; well, that and a fresh box of Kleenex.” - Spuds Crawford
21. “She looked like a dead Teletubby.” - Babe Walker
22. “Pop music is like an auditory cup of coffee. It has no nutritional value but it gets you going.” - Jim Moorman
23. “Instead of hopping around like a wild in'jun on fire, try counting from 10 backwards while hopping on one foot".” - R. Alan Woods
24. “Sharks to not eat Chinese people because they get hungry thirty minutes later".” - R. Alan Woods
25. “Stop crying. You're giving archangels everywhere a bad name.” - Becca Fitzpatrick
26. “Charity knew she had to begin looking for a job soon. Definitely tomorrow, or the next day. Or perhaps the day after that. Charity didn't believe in procrastination. She just needed to plan her strategy. She was sound asleep on the sofa when Lady Margaret got back from London.” - Elizabeth Jane Howard
27. “If you two yentas are finished discussing Claire’s rabid who-ha, me and the boys would like to eat sometime this century.""You and 'the boys?' You just met them today. Does the Ya Ya Brotherhood already have a secret handshake and a password?" Liz joked.” - T.J. Sivec
28. “You would more probably have gone to the guillotine,' replied Sir Tristram, depressingly matter of fact.'Yes, that is quite true,' agreed Eustacie. 'We used to talk of it, my cousin Henriette and I. We made up our minds we should be entirely brave, not crying, of course, but perhaps a little pale, in a proud way. Henriette wished to go to the guillotine en grande tenue, but that was only because she had a court dress of yellow satin which she thought became her much better than it did really. For me, I think one should wear white to the guillotine if one is quite young, and not carry anything except perhaps a handkerchief. Do you not agree?''I don't think it signifies what you wear if you are on your way to the scaffold,' replied Sir Tristram, quite unappreciative of the picture his cousin was dwelling on with such evident admiration.She looked at him in surprise. 'Don't you? But consider! You would be very sorry for a young girl in a tumbril, dressed all in white, pale, but quite unafraid, and not attending to the canaille at all, but--''I should be very sorry for anyone in a tumbril, whatever their age or sex or apparel,' interrupted Sir Tristram.'You would be more sorry for a young girl--all alone, and perhaps bound,' said Eustacie positively.'You wouldn't be all alone. There would be a great many other people in the tumbril with you,' said Sir Tristram.Eustacie eyed him with considerable displeasure. 'In my tumbril there would not have been a great many other people,' she said.” - Georgette Heyer
29. “Holidays were invented so single women could overeat without feeling guilty.” - Elizabeth Jane Howard
30. “Holy paranormal activity, Nightingale - to the Jag mobile.” - Ben Aaronovitch
31. “Wenigstens hatte sie mich zur Freundin, ich nahm sie mit nach Hause und dort liebten wir gemeinsam mehrere Hamster zu Tode. Wer als Hamster in einem Kinderzimmer wiedergeboren wird, der hat in seinem vorherigen Leben etwas sehr Elementares falsch gemacht.” - Alexandra Reinwarth
32. “Do you like him? Ty asked. "Not that I care." "I do," I said, because it was true. Even though it didn't matter anymore. "Not that I care you don't care. Though you clearly do care, and I don't care about that either." "Well, I don't care that you don't care that I don't care. In fact i'm glad. Because, um, if I were seeming someone that I liked, I'd want you to be happy for me.""Are you seeing someone?" I asked, pretty sure he wasn't. "Not that I care.” - Sarah Rees Brennan
33. “When a guy says,'I'll call you,' and he doesn't say when-that means he won't call you." Kit pulled his phone out of his pocket and pressed a couple buttons. My phone vibrated in my pocket. I fished it out, smiling. "Madness," Kit whispered softly into his phone. "I meant I'd call you. This is me calling you.” - Sarah Rees Brennan
34. “... a man doesn't like to have his ego popped, especially when he prides himself on his sagacity, and then to be proved wrong by a man who claims he doesn't know anything.” - E.A. Bucchianeri
35. “The thought of my mother talking to me about sex makes me want to stab my eyes out with a fork, gouge even deeper and scramble my brains to prevent the conversation from ever happening.” - Addison Moore
36. “How bad could things be if my hair was neat?” - Jeff Lindsay
37. “[...] for the philosophy of Square rendered him superior to all emotions, and he very calmly smoaked his pipe, as was his custom in all broils, unless when he apprehended some danger of having it broke in his mouth.” - Henry Fielding
38. “If all else fails, stop drop and roll..works for me..:)” - Melissa Mercer
39. “This country would get along much better if people learned how to suffer in silence.” - Neil Gaiman
40. “I apply for a new job twice a week, every week. I am applying for the position of millionaire but so far my numbers haven't come up.” - Brian Randleas
41. “Hey!” Mena exclaimed “Don’t knock Jeopardy. I love that show”“So do I” Max admitted.“I like it when I know the answers.” Logan added.Trent turned to Logan, “Dude, if you hate the show, all you had to do was say so.” - Amanda Kelly
42. “Society teaches us that everyone is entitled to their own opinion. The bill of rights informs us that we have the right to keep it to ourselves.” - Brian Randleas
43. “Kope!” the other guy yeled. “What the frick?! You got some cheetah blood in you or what?”“Seriously!” insisted Blake. “How did you run so fast?”“I am African.” Without taking his eyes from mine, Kopano eased himself off me, and I sat up.” - Wendy Higgins
44. “They appear somewhat unreliable," he murmured."Unreliable? Nonsense, Superior! Out of luck is all, and we both know how that goes, no? Why, there's not a man of them I wouldn't trust my mother to.""Are you sure?""She's been dead these twenty years. What harm could they do her now?” - Joe Abercrombie
45. “Whats up home skillet, biscuit.” - Ali Cooper
46. “I hope I know my own unworthiness, and that I hate and despise myself and all my fellow-creatures as every practicable Christian should.” - Charles Dickens
47. “There was a time when the one singular thing that held a marriage together was the threat of getting the kids.” - Erma Bombeck
48. “Grandparenthood is one of life's rewards for surviving your own children.” - Erma Bombeck
49. “She would thump them both, and she would apologize to neither.” - Kristin Cashore
50. “I can't help but think about things critically. Sometimes it can be a curse. What I wouldn't give every once in a while to be a blithering idiot skipping through life with shit in my pants like it's a goddamned party.” - Justin Halpern
51. “My goal is to do something outrageous every day.” - Maggie Kuhn
52. “O Lord! he concluded, forgive all these trespasses. Lead me not into Penn Station.” - Saul Bellow
53. “Macho and manly and stern and, oh man. Sam sighed. Guys like this were never gay. They were always the ones chasing the homos.” - Anne Tenino
54. “No one is normal. Everyone is just pretending to be normal.” - Alessandra Torre
55. “The main difference between a lawyer and a prostitute is that a prostitute won't screw you after you're dead.” - Mark Jones
56. “We need to mask your scent.” If stranger words had come out of his mouth, she hadn’t heard them. But then it clicked. “The thing can smell me.” And it did get a good whiff at the house” - Aimée Duffy
57. “Dude! Get a fucking grip, it's just a song! When had I turned into a 5-yr-old girl? At the very least, I needed to get my libido under control before the song finished, because I didn’t think that my raging hard-on would be a good icebreaker. Well, figuratively speaking anyway, I thought smugly.” - M.C. Lavocat