Anne Lamott Quotes

Some people just derive great joy from making other people laugh. And I do, but I don't feel like I need to do it 24 hours a day.

I love people who make me laugh!

I'm a sponge. I'm obsessed with comedy. I'm obsessed with the idea that you can make somebody laugh, and I love to be around people who can make other people laugh.

I like to laugh. It's kind of escapism. I like to make people laugh. And I kind of like people just to have to not think about anything

I really love comedy. I love making people laugh. But other things also appeal to me.

I feel things can always be funny, but that's probably because I have some kind of leftover childhood need to make people laugh. For somebody like me, that's the thing you excel at.

Just having someone make you laugh so hard that it hurts is so healing to me.

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.

There's nothing wrong with making people laugh. We all need to laugh. Sometimes I get all these laughs inside of me, and there's no place to let 'em out.

I've always been attracted to humor and funny people in general. It's a joy to make people laugh, but it's not as fun as laughing yourself.

I love to entertain and make people laugh.

I'm inspired by making people laugh at subjects that should make them cry.

I love to make people laugh, and do things that are surprising and different.

I'm there to make people laugh. I'm not trying to come across as sexy.

Comedy is very important. For one thing, it keeps you sane. But it's not really a conversion. I mean, it's marginally a conversion, because if people tune in or go to a nightclub or even watch television, and hear that a lot of other people are laughing at something you thought was not funny, at least it'll force you to reconsider.

[Making people laugh] was a secret dream I kept and I didn't tell anybody about it until I was about 18.

I want to make people laugh and I want to try to encourage world peace.

Laughter makes me come alive. Either being made to laugh or igniting it.

There's gratification in making somebody laugh. It's a wonderful sound. I find myself, to this day, doing it, wanting to make people laugh.

People who can make you laugh can make you cry.

If you're going to make a comedy and if your sole interest is in making people laugh and feel good and entertaining them, then you check your ego at the door.

A good laugh is a mighty good thing, and rather too scarce a good thing.

I think comedy's just about being interested in comedy and what makes people laugh and experimenting.

Laughter is the greatest music in the world and audiences come to my shows to escape the cares of life. They don't want to be embarrassed or insulted. They want to laugh and so do I - which is probably why it works.

Good comedy makes you laugh, and bad comedy makes people you hate laugh.