Francis Bacon Quotes

The comedy on '2 Broke Girls' always comes from a place of love - it's never mean. We're a comedy, and we often go right to the edge. It doesn't bother me. I've encountered this all my life. I've been made fun of all my life.

To smile at the jest which plants a thorn in another's breast is to become a principal in the mischief.

I'm physically completely mal-coordinated. My best friend used to make me run for the bus just to give herself a quick, cheap laugh because I definitely don't have that sophisticated cool thing down.

Not many women will go out on a limb to make themselves really unattractive and unfeminine so you can get the laughs, but it's a great thing to do in my book.

You are not angry with people when you laugh at them. Humor teaches tolerance.

I grew up sort of a geeky, tall kid, and I think I was always the one trying to make my friends laugh.

I have a need to always make people laugh. I have a desperate need. I love a great sense of humor. The people I sort of surround myself with have that.

If you can laugh with your friends over something, you own it.

I've seen racism in my audiences. For example, I've seen people laugh at every other group, but then clam up when it comes to their community. You can't laugh at everyone else and then not laugh at yourself. You shouldn't be at my show if you can't laugh at yourself.

I am not a perfect friend, and it is impossible not to rebuff or be rebuffed if you move about the world.

Whatever you laugh at in others, laughs at yourself.

If we can't laugh at ourselves and the human condition, we're going to be mean.

People are roasting each other at parties, at work events, around the fire. It's so fun. People are busting each other's chops, and it's a sign of affection, truly. It's a true test of love and friendship: can you make a man laugh at himself? So what makes a good burn? Go after targets you love and respect. And hit 'em hard.

Okay, sense of humor: plus one. Being able to laugh at yourself: plus one. Being able to laugh at other people without being mean: plus one. Vanity: minus one.

If we could all just laugh at ourselves, in hard times or good times, it would be an incredible world.

I don't take myself very seriously. I like to make people laugh. You know, it's like, if a woman can't be happy for another woman's work, they have to go work on that.

I have nothing but love in my heart and everything I say is just an instrument for laughs.

One hearty laugh together will bring enemies into a closer communion of heart than hours spent on both sides in inward wrestling with the mental demon of uncharitable feeling.

When a person can no longer laugh at himself, it is time for others to laugh at him.

Tolerance is you saying something crazy and me smiling and saying, 'That's nice.'

All you need in the world is love and laughter. That's all anybody needs. To have love in one hand and laughter in the other.

The man with the real sense of humor is the man who can put himself in the spectator's place and laugh at his own misfortune.

You have to be great friends and make each other laugh. We laugh a lot and neither is jealous of the other.

I no doubt deserved my enemies, but I don't believe I deserved my friends.

You have to laugh at yourself. I do a lot of humor about all ethnicities that are at the show - Latinos, Asians, Indians... What I say is, 'We're laughing together. I'm laughing with you, not at you.' Never say, 'Oh, I'm better than you.'