Norm MacDonald Quotes

Life is tough, and if we don't laugh, we're going to - our head will explode.

Whenever people are faced with any sort of adversity... they tend to gravitate toward things that make them comfortable, and things that they feel are important.

Life is hard. And we better laugh at everything, otherwise we're going down the tube.

When the going gets tough, the tough go drinking.

If I didn't try to eavesdrop on every bus ride I take or look for the humor when I go for a walk, I would just be depressed all the time.

It's the safety valve of middle life, and the solace of age.

Humor can help you cope with the unbearable so that you can stay on the bright side of things until the bright side actually comes along.

When I've had hard times in my life, the one thing about being in TV is that it's positive. I withdrew to 'Cheers,' it was familiar in that it was family. It had a kind of realistic positiveness to it.

Having a sense of humor has served me more than it has hurt me - just in the sense that it has allowed me to keep my sanity.

Beer would be a great help in fighting off the mental depression which afflicts great multitudes.

I cry a lot. I find great solace in it.

Reading was my escape growing up in Ohio. Both of my parents lost their jobs when I was a teen, and it was hard. But I always had my books. Reading gave me a way of living different lives.

Wrestling kept me sane during dental school. That was the hardest time of my life, and I don't know how I would have made it without the distractions of wrestling to keep me afloat.

We have to laugh at how hard life can be and how screwed up we can be at times.

Everyone asks me about why I care about anime and football so much, but that's because anything dark that happened in my life, those two things would make me feel better. I just used to sit in front of the TV and watch football and breathe a sigh of relief. You know what I mean? It's another world. An escape.

I think people tend to cling to music when times are hard.

I find solace in immersing myself in my work.

"Have you ever found anything that gives you relief?" "Yes. A drink."

A sense of humor is the main measure of sanity.

Talk to people. Go another way. Don't kill yourself. It ain't worth it and I'm a great example. No matter how bad it seems at the time, work your way through it. Who knows how your life is going to turn out?

Is it really sick for me to be happy right now?" I asked. My voice broke twice. He didn't push me away. He pulled me tight against his ice-hard chest, so tight it was hard to breathe, even with my lungs securely intact. "I know exactly what you mean," he whispered. "But we have lot of reasons to be happy. For one, we're alive." "Yes," I agreed. "That's a good one." "And together," he breathed. His breath was so sweet it made my head swim.

The real reason for not committing suicide is because you always know how swell life gets again after the hell is over.

If you laugh at it, you can deal with it.

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

Laughter is to life what shock absorbers are to automobiles. It won't take the potholes out of the road, but it sure makes the ride smoother