Quotes about comedy
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I would like to take you seriously, but to do so would affront your intelligence.
William F. Buckley Jr.1925–20081963 statement, as quoted in Ralph Keyes, The Quote Verifier (2006), p. 82
Edmund Burke1729–1797A Vindication of Natural Society (1756), PrefaceIf I had a dime for every time a homeless guy asked me for change, I’d still say no.
Bo Burnhamborn 1990Words Words Words (2010)Happiness is having a large, loving, caring, close-knit family in another city.
There’s some are fou o’ love divine;
There’s some are fou o’ brandy.
Robert Burns1759–1796The Holy Fair, st. 27 (1786)
William S. Burroughs1914–1997The Place Of Dead Roads (1983), p. 155
George H. W. Bush1924–2018News conference (22 March 1990)Some folks look at me and see swagger, which in Texas is called ‘walking’.
George W. Bushborn 1946Speech accepting the Republican nomination for President in New York City (September 2004)
Lord Byron1788–1824The Deformed Transformed, Act III, sc. i (1824).A man must serve his time to every trade
Save censure — critics are ready-made.Lord Byron1788–1824English Bards and Scotch Reviewers (1809), Line 63.
Michael Caineborn 1933On Jaws: The Revenge (1987); interview in Cosmopolitan, cited in The Salina Journal (4 December 1994), p. 16Frisbeetarianism is the belief that when you die, your soul goes up on the roof and gets stuck.
