Bill Mauldin Quotes

I was named Class Clown in the high school yearbook, so I was always turning to comedy and laughter to heal and to get me through things.

The more I live, the more I think that humor is the saving sense.

I think it's important to find humor anywhere you can. In real life, with the darkest, scariest, most intense moments, if you can find something funny, that's good.

If I couldn't laugh, I'd rather die.

I think it's important to have a sense of humor. You have to be able to laugh at yourself.

You can find humor in most things, and even terrible things.

The problem with having a sense of humor is often that people you use it on aren't in a very good mood.

I refuse not to have a sense of humour.

We do have a zeal for laughter in most situations, give or take a dentist.

If possible, be funny.

Humor is my default mode.

Life is funny. If you don't laugh, you're in trouble.

I provide a little comic relief.

I laugh every day. There are days when my laughs are pretty hollow. Dust comes out of your mouth, and your bones make a funny sound. But I'm laughing.

In looking for humor, keep in mind this guideline: Sometimes it takes a little time to see the humor in your upsets; you may not find something to laugh about immediately.

I think there's always room for humor, especially when you're talking about really serious issues.

'Ray Donovan' is very dark and very serious. As actors will tell you, the darker and more serious the material, the more jokes that go around set. It's a counterbalance.

I always gravitate toward the humor in something.

Audiences want comedy that has no venom. They want to have a laugh without it becoming twee.

Humor was how I got through everything in my life. I used to find a funny way to get out of situations. That's who I was. That's who I am!

Some people don't have a sense of humor.

When we realize finally that we aren't God's given children, we'll understand satire. Humor is really laughing off a hurt, grinning at misery.

I think laughter is the best medicine. If you can't laugh at yourself, then you can't laugh at life and the silliness of it all.

I just wanted laughs - that's really what I was after.

Nothing like a little judicious levity.