Ronald Knox Quotes

Well, the most terrible fear that anybody should have is not war, is not a disease, not cancer or heart problems or food poisoning - it's a man or a woman without a sense of humor.

This life is a gift, and to reject that gift or abuse that gift is not human and not worthy of us.

I genuinely liked all of the cast members very much. Steve had a wicked sense of humor. I remember Russell coming to my rescue, once. I watched Eric evolve before everyone's eyes. Maurice loved what he did, so. He treated his character with respect, down to the costuming.

All people have dignity. There's nobody who was born without a soul and a spirit.

Nothing shows a man's character more than what he laughs at.

I think everyone deserves dignity.

It is not funny that anything else should fall down; only that a man should fall down. Why do we laugh? Because it is a gravely religious matter: it is the Fall of Man. Only man can be absurd: for only man can be dignified.

What a strange world this would be if we all had the same sense of humor.

The most terrible fear that anybody should have is not war, is not a disease, not cancer or heart problems or food poisoning - it's a man or a woman without a sense of humor.

What is at stake is human dignity. If a man is not accorded respect he cannot respect himself and if he does not respect himself, he cannot demand it.

I always aim to understand how much humanity is contained in each human being and how I can protect this humanity in a person.

The key to empowerment is no more complicated than what Jesse Jackson said, 'We are somebody.' But the 'We are somebody' I would like to be in the larger sense: not just the urban African-American but homo sapiens in general - We are somebody.

Man is the only creature endowed with the power of laughter; is he not also the only one that deserves to be laughed at?

God probably thinks it’s worth giving a sense of humor only to those of us who have to laugh at all the rubbish bits that are wrong with us.

When you look at the average American you realize there's nothing nature enjoys more than a good joke.

Strive to make every person feel special. After all, every person you meet is made in the image of God.

The funniest thing about comedy is that you never know why people laugh. I know what makes them laugh but trying to get your hands on the why of it is like trying to pick an eel out of a tub of water.

People will do anything, anything, for a really nice laugh.

I don't find the same things funny that many other people seem to find funny. I don't really respond to sex jokes and things like that, and some of my friends look at me and go, "Come on, Nic, that was my best joke. Why aren't you laughing?" I go, "I really don't know why I'm not laughing. I'm sort of out of sync with it." So I'd have to find something that was really about weird human behavior for me to laugh.

One cannot deny the humanity of another without diminishing one's own.

If man had more of a sense of humor, things might have turned out differently.

To me, being funny is more important than making a point, but I don't know. Most politicians are so interested in making points that they don't ... I'd rather be funny myself, and I'd rather listen to somebody with a little sense of humor.

My husband is very funny and his humor has gotten us through a lot. He's good at defusing me.

We cannot trample upon the humanity of others without devaluing our own.

I think the second you think that you're funny is when you stop being funny.