“My pain may be the reason for somebody's laugh.But my laugh must never be the reason for somebody's pain.”
“Despair is a narcotic. It lulls the mind into indifference.”
“In the creation of comedy, it is paradoxical that tragedy stimulates the spirit of ridicule; because ridicule, I suppose is an attitude of defiance: we must laugh in the face of our helplessness against the forces of nature - or go insane”
“You'll find that life is still worthwhile, if you just smile.”
“We think too much and feel too little. More than machinery, we need humanity; more than cleverness, we need kindness and gentleness. Without these qualities, life will be violent and all will be lost.”
“Nothing is permanent in this wicked world, not even our troubles.”