Mel Brooks Quotes

Laughter is the best creative medicine.

The old man laughed loud and joyously, shook up the details of his anatomy from head to foot, and ended by saying that such a laugh was money in a man's pocket, because it cut down the doctor's bills like everything.

Why don't you laugh? If I did not laugh I should die, and you need this medicine as much as I do.

Laughter is the best medicine, y'know, besides medicine.

Laughter is the most beautiful and beneficial therapy God ever granted humanity.

Laughter brightens the eye, increases the perspiration, expands the chest, forces the poisoned air from the least-used cells, and tends to restore that exquisite poise or balance which we call health.

Laughter not only makes the journey endurable and even enjoyable, it also helps keep us healthy.... Be like a child: learn to laugh more!

I would say laughter is the best medicine. But it's more than that. It's an entire regime of antibiotics and steroids.

Laughing is medicine for the soul.

Hearty laughter is a good way to jog internally without having to go outdoors.

The arrival of a good clown exercises a more beneficial influence upon the health of a town than of twenty asses laden with drugs.

The more pain that's referenced or implied, the deeper the laugh can be because the laughter heals the pain. So you've got to have the pain, and then you have the laugh.

One aspect of play is the importance of laughter, which has physiological and psychological benefits. Did you know that there are thousands of laughter clubs around the world? People get together and laugh for no reason at all!

You have to find a way to laugh a little bit each day despite everything, or your heart will simply run out of the joy that makes it go.

Laughter is a medicine you've got to use to drive away blues.

Laughter is good for you. Nine out of ten stand-up comedians recommend laughter in the face of intense stupidity.

I've been working to define my individual style and vision and I believe it is reflected in the music. I feel better mentally, physically and spiritually so I've brought that to the music. I still make love songs so there are some messages in the music about men appreciating their women. I'm also still bringing party and club hits but with more substance in the music.

Comedians are therapists. People honestly think we're doing it for ourselves. No. If we wanted to do stand-up for ourselves, we would perform in front of a mirror and never go to a club. We are giving this away. Some people are going through so much in their lives, they want to hear something else that's going on in the world and laugh.

A good laugh heals a lot of hurts.

Laughter may or may not activate the endorphins or enhance respiration, as some medical researchers contend. What seems clear, however, is that laughter is an antidote to apprehension and panic.

Once you start laughing, you start healing.

Laughter is by definition healthy.

The only medicine that needs no prescription, has no unpleasant taste, and costs no money is laughter.

Mirth is God's medicine. Everybody ought to bathe in it.

I do my podcast on Mondays for a specific reason. A lot of people go to work and don't like their jobs. If you give people something to laugh about, it's good.