Bo Burnham Quotes

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.

I think having a sense of humor is just as important a coping mechanism as it is a gift for everyday life.

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

Since the goal of my programs is to show audiences how humor can both help them heal as well as deal with not-so-funny stuff, I decided to discuss the events of the previous week, the pain all of us were feeling, and how humor and some laughter might be beneficial.

My wife, my daughters, even my grandchildren are funny. You've got to keep a sense of humor because anger destroys you.

Music is such a healing thing, no matter who you are.

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.

I always think any circumstances can be funny. Not that I'm irresponsible, but when things go wrong, I always come up with a joke or think of something funny to say.

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.

I would say laughter is the best medicine. But it's more than that. It's an entire regime of antibiotics and steroids. Laughter brings the swelling down on our national psyche and then applies an antibiotic cream. You gotta keep it away from your eyes.

When I write, it's to heal. It's my own self-therapy so that I don't actually feel sad all of the time.

Humor is the most important thing in life. It trumps everything else, and it's the only thing that helps me deal with everything else.

Music is a wonderful way of healing and helping get through things.

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

When people are feeling a bunch of feelings or there's something happening within the world, a lot of people get healing through music, or a lot of people's go-to entertainment to find some answers or understand something.

I suffer from deep depression, so my only release is music.

Laugh whenever you can. Keeps you from killing yourself when things are bad. That and vodka.

Music became a healer for me.

It became my solace. Because it's the only thing structured in my life right now. Training is sort of a therapy session, I guess.

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

Humor has always been important to me. If there is a shield of faith that you can keep up against difficulties, humor is the Teflon coating.

If you're funny, if there's something that makes you laugh, then every day's going to be okay.

A drink a day keeps the shrink away.

When I say music saved me, I don't say that lightly.

I love therapy. I swear by therapy. I couldn't exist without therapy.