Quotes about comedy
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I read the newspapers avidly. It is my one form of continuous fiction.
Aneurin Bevan1897–1960Interview in The Times (29 March 1960), p. 7If a rat is a good model for your emotional life, you’re in big trouble.
Robert Sapolskyborn 1957Stress, Neurodegeneration and Individual Differences (2001)We must always remember to thank the CIA and the Army for LSD, by the way.
John Lennon1940–1980The Beatles Anthology (2000), p. 179Sir Isaac Newton, renowned inventor of the milled-edge coin and the catflap!
Douglas Adams1952–2001Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency (1987)I define UNIX as 30 definitions of regular expressions living under one roof.
Donald Knuthborn 1938Digital Typography, ch. 33, p. 649 (1999)Beware of bugs in the above code; I have only proved it correct, not tried it.
Donald Knuthborn 1938Closing line of a memo, “Notes on the van Emde Boas construction of priority deques: An instructive use of recursion” (1977)Whatever may be the reason, we all do warmly respect humility — in other people.
G. K. Chesterton1874–1936The Defendant (1901)We sneered at each other across the desk for a moment. He sneered better than I did.
Raymond Chandler1888–1959Farewell, My Lovely (1940), chapter 20To be completely cured of newspapers, spend a year reading the previous week’s newspapers.
Nassim Nicholas Talebborn 1960The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms (2010), p. 21I have never killed any one, but I have read some obituary notices with great satisfaction.
Clarence Darrow1857–1938The Story of My Life (1932), Ch. 10 “Child Training”People say graffiti is ugly, irresponsible and childish. But that’s only if it’s done properly.
BBanksyborn 1973Wall and Piece (2007)Honestly, if you’re given the choice between Armageddon or tea, you don’t say “what kind of tea?”
Neil Gaimanborn 1960In a widely reported post from his Twitter account (25 February 2009)All this fuss about sleeping together. For physical pleasure I’d sooner go to my dentist any day.
Evelyn Waugh1903–1966Vile Bodies (1930)
Stephenie Meyerborn 1973Eclipse (2007), p. 143- Raymond Chandler1888–1959The High Window (1942), chapter 17