Charles Bukowski Quotes

I thrive on impossible odds - always have.

This is an ugly and mean world, and only to spite it we mustn't weep. If you want to know, this is the constant source of my good spirit, of my humor. Not to cry, out of spite, only to laugh out of spite, only to laugh.

Laugh as often as possible. You must. Because the world will offer you every reason to weep. So as often as possible, you laugh. That, I think, is part of the Great Love.

Be able to laugh at difficulties.

He laughs best who laughs at the end.

The whole point of growing up is learning to stay on the laughing side.

Laugh at yourself, but don't ever aim your doubt at yourself.

I like to be against the odds.

When people keep telling you that you can't do a thing, you kind of like to try it.

I refuse not to have a sense of humour.

I think laughter may be a form of courage. As humans we sometimes stand tall and look into the sun and laugh, and I think we are never more brave than when we do that.

Every cloud has its silver lining but it is sometimes a little difficult to get it to the mint.

Comedy is defiance. It's a snort of contempt in the face of fear and anxiety. And it's the laughter that allows hope to creep back on the inhale.

A sense of humor... is needed armor. Joy in one's heart and some laughter on one's lips is a sign that the person down deep has a pretty good grasp of life.

When facing a difficult task, act as though it is impossible to fail. If you are going after Moby Dick, take along the tartar sauce.

Life is very tough. If you don't laugh, it's tough.

Looking back, I remember my family laughing a lot. We were never the kind of people that dwelled on hard times. My family laughs when things are tough. Growing up like that, I got used to making jokes about things that were difficult. So when I started doing stand-up, that's what I went towards.

I don't care what the haters and naysayers say. If they make jokes about me, I'll laugh because they'll probably be funny.

Anytime someone has said to me, 'You can't do that,' I have answered, 'Watch me.'

I have seen what a laugh can do. It can transform almost unbearable tears into something bearable, even hopeful.

If you can laugh, you can get through it. In our house, we laugh a lot.

I'm not afraid of problem-solving. There is always a way.

I keep defying the odds, you know.

Some people may have their doubts about me. But I feel like there's no shot too hard for me to take.

We should be optimistic about the future even though we have a complicated present.