Todd Burpo Quotes

If I couldn't laugh, I'd rather die.

Comedy is probably a way of dealing with anxiety. Sometimes it's a way of dealing with pain.

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.

Comedy is a coping mechanism, and it helps us stay alive.

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

If you can't laugh at yourself, life is going to seem a whole lot longer than you'd like.

Laughter is Humanity's mechanism to escape suffering.

Laughter, along with madness, seemed to be the only way out, the emergency exit for humans.

We have to laugh at how hard life can be and how screwed up we can be at times... It's a really freeing process when you're not hitting the jokes too hard.

To me, sadness and humor aren't disrelated and humor is the best tool I've had against the sadness in my life.

I love to cry. It's great.

It's good to be able to laugh at yourself and the problems you face in life. Sense of humor can save you.

When you feel the need to moan and groan, laugh with woeful recognition and eat flaky pastries. If you hear yourself taking the art of complaining a little too seriously, ask yourself what you're trying to accomplish, exactly.

Laughter and tears are both responses to frustration and exhaustion. I myself prefer to laugh, since there is less cleaning up to do afterward.

I love inappropriate humour. What else are you going to do? You have to laugh.

If I couldn't laugh I just would go insane, If we couldn't laugh we just would go insane, If we weren't all crazy we would go insane.

There are these important things in some people's lives that can make you laugh even when you're going through a tough time or a stressful week.

If I'm laughing, you know I'm either very happy or very sad. I cope with things with jokes.

I've always been one of those people that, if I am angry, I just hold it in. And I always kind of, like, wrote it in a song and put it aside for myself because it helps me get it out. It's almost like exercising; it's almost like that for me.

Through humor, you can soften some of the worst blows that life delivers. And once you find laughter, no matter how painful your situation might be, you can survive it.

Laughter, and the broader category of humor, are key elements in helping us go on with our life after a loss.

I'm a big believer in, no matter what you go through in life, as long as you can laugh your way through it, you're going to be okay.

Writing for me is definitely a form of ventilation - a way for me to cope and deal with emotions. I think it is for any writer.

Laughter is the valve on the pressure cooker of life. Either you laugh and suffer, or you got your beans or brains on the ceiling.