Lincoln Steffens Quotes

I can't help teasing people. That's the way that I am, and I hope that nobody takes it too personally.

Elvis was, at least the times I was around him, Elvis was a practical joker. He was always, had some little mischievous something going.

Most practical jokes, I'll feel too bad for the other person so I'll stop just before the punchline.

Since the very beginning, Emeril's had a sense of humor about me calling him names and poking fun at him.

I'm terrible at practical jokes. I do them too well, so they're not funny. I end up saying, 'Oh, no, I'm joking, I'm joking.'

Those who can least bear a jest upon themselves, will be most diverted with one passed on others.

Zac Efron is like a brother who's just goofy and crazy. He plays a lot of practical jokes.

I find myself to be quite sarcastic, and I wouldn't want to be with someone who didn't get that.

My dad has a dry, deadpan sense of humor, and my mom has an unexpected, wacky take on things. They really encouraged laughing at ourselves and the weirdness of situations that come up growing up in politics.

My sense of humor often gets me in trouble.

I am usually a fun-loving person, and I say most of the things in a jest. Sometimes I get in trouble, but over a period of time, I think people now realise that most of the things I say are in jest.

I was always big on laughs, giving and receiving. It wasn't necessarily good for my teachers. Of course there's times where you go too far. My mom had to tell me, "Boy, if I have to come down to this school one more time, you're gonna get it."

My wife has a keen sense of humor. The more I humor her, the better.

Billy (Martin) was a great one for jokes. He liked to play a joke more than anyone I ever knew.

She's just playing a trick on us. This is just an Alaska Young Prank Extraordinaire. It's Alaska being Alaska, funny and playful and not knowing when or how to put on the brakes.

...things I had come to find humor in would make your honest man swoon.

I like to play pranks on my girlfriend, you know, keep things fresh for me, make me laugh, you know? She hates it. But like, the other night, I put Saran wrap over the toilet seat, you know, which doesn't sound that original, but she's bulimic.

I hope I pass on my dad's good humor, work ethic and lack of self-seriousness. Our house was always a fun place where you'd get knocked around quickly if you took yourself too seriously.

I grew up as a very sarcastic person. I was always the class clown, and to date girls I had to be really funny. I was really skinny growing up.

Liberals don't have a sense of humor, particularly if it's about them. You can't laugh at them, you can't mock them, you can't make fun of them like they can laugh at and mock and make fun of everybody else.

I'm amused by a lot of things. I love humor. I'm constantly joking around.

Never be afraid to laugh at yourself, after all, you could be missing out on the joke of the century.

Dentists tell you not to pick your teeth with any sharp metal object. Then you sit in their chair and the first thing they grab is an iron hook.

Oliver laughed - actually laughed."I like this new Claire," he said. "You should work her this hard all the time, Myrnin. She's interesting when she's forthright." Claire, possessed by the spirit of Eve, shot him the finger. Which made him laugh again, shake his head, and walk up the steps.

If what you preach and what you do are inconsistent, your children will spot hypocrisy faster than anybody and do the opposite.