Quotes about comedy
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My doctor told me to stop having intimate dinners for four. Unless there are three other people.
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington1769–1852When asked what he thought of the first Reformed Parliament (1832), as quoted in Words on Wellington (1889) by Sir William Fraser, p. 12- Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington1769–1852Postscript to a letter to his brother Henry Wellesley (22 May 1814)
Kanye Westborn 1977October 16, 2011 tweet
Mae West1893–1980Response to an exclamation, “Goodness! What beautiful diamonds!” in Night After Night (1932)Is that a gun in your pocket, or are you just happy to see me?
Mae West1893–1980Sextette (1978)- Mae West1893–1980I’m No Angel (1933)
Edith Wharton1862–1937“Xingu” (1911), from Xingu and Other Stories (1916)
Joss Whedonborn 1964TV Guide (27 December – 2 January 2004), and Foreword to Fray“It’s broccoli, dear.”
“I say it’s spinach, and I say the hell with it.”
E. B. White1899–1985Caption for a cartoon by Carl Rose in The New Yorker (8 December 1928)- E. B. White1899–1985“Intimations” (December 1941)
I didn’t get where I am today by worryin’ about how I’d feel tomorrow.
Ron Whiteborn 1956They Call Me Tater Salad (2004)- Ron Whiteborn 1956Behavioral Problems (2009)
- Ron Whiteborn 1956If You Quit Listening, I’ll Shut Up (2018 Netflix special)
