Kanye West Quotes

It's a positive thing to talk about terrible things and make people laugh about them.

There are a lot of questions I keep asking myself about why I do comedy. I guess I laugh to keep from crying. And I guess if you ever get me crying, I might not stop. This is the way I look at tragedy or else I'll cry.

If you don't laugh, you're going to cry and people are crying. That's why I guess you have lots of people like comedians to keep us laughing.

I quickly laugh at everything for fear of having to cry.

Part of my act is meant to shake you up. It looks like I'm being funny, but I'm reminding you of other things. Life is tough, darling. Life is hard. And we better laugh at everything; otherwise, we're going down the tube.

When things are really painful, I turn it into comedy.

When we can find some humor in our upsets, they no longer seem as large or as important as they once did.

Everybody laughs all the time, and some of the worst things that happen make you laugh 'cause it's a defense isn't it, I suppose.

If I can make myself laugh about something that I should be crying about, that's pretty good.

Sometimes, humor is the only way we get through the day.

I can find the worst thing in the world funny. My humour is dark. If I'm talking about the worst situations in my life, it's like a comedy - you can laugh at my pain.

"Nasty Man" isn't a laughing matter, but you have to laugh anyway. The song, itself, becomes something of a laughing matter because we'd go crazy if we didn't keep laughing.

You have to laugh at yourself, because you'd cry your eyes out if you didn't.

We laugh, that we may not cry.

I realized that I really enjoy writing comedy, and how important comedy is when you feel like total crap.

Humor is such a strong weapon, such a strong answer.

I've looked at the world for quite a few years now and I've found that if I don't laugh, I'll probably end up crying." - Prince Kheldar of Drasnia

I'm looking for something to laugh over. After long enough, your body just needs to keep the hydration. You can't keep crying it out.

It is unpardonable conceit not to laugh at your own jokes. Joking is undignified; that is why it is so good for one's soul. Do not fancy you can be a detached wit and avoid being a buffoon; you cannot. If you are the Court Jester you must be the Court Fool.

Funny always makes the bad things go away.

Humor was another of the soul's weapons in the fight for self-preservation.

Laughter is the only thing that'll cut trouble down to a size where you can talk to it.

Some things are so serious, they can only be joked about.

Do you know what I think about crying? I think some people have to learn to do it. But once you learn, once you know how to really cry, there's nothing quite like it. I feel sorry for those who don't know the trick. It's like whistling or singing.

There's an energy that comes through the release of tension that is laughter.