“To my mind, a well-developed sense of humor is the surest indication of a person's humanity, no matter how black and bitter that humor may be.”

“No mind is thoroughly well-organized that is deficient in a sense of humor.”

“The attempt to develop a sense of humor and to see things in a humorous light is some kind of a trick learned while mastering the art of living.”

“Humor today goes hand in hand with our rationality, and not just rationality in the sense of cognitive sophistication, but also in the sense of a rational attitude toward the world. Part of this attitude is viewing things critically, and people with a well developed sense of humor naturally look at things critically, because they are looking for incongruity. ”

“And we all vied, in saving face, to be the greatest student of human nature, the person with the quickest sense of humor.”

“people without sense of humor aren't much fun to be around, no matter how far they've gotten.”