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“Her heart's breaking. It breaks three times a week on account of people treating her so badly, and she knows that all you can do is laugh it off.”
Helen Oyeyemi (born 1984) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I would like to quote a phrase said by one of the characters from Bebel: "If you would like to watch the life unfold, come over to our backyard - you'll have plenty to laugh from." He meant Isaac Babel”
Viktor Yanukovych (born 1950) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Doing drama is, in a sense, easier. In doing comedy, if you don't get that laugh, there's something wrong.”
Betty White (1922–2021) said by 2021 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Pray, sir,” said she, “tell me only, where am I?” “Why, in Hell, to be sure,” said he, with a hearty laugh. “Oh, thank goodness!” cried she. “I thought I was in Buenos Aires.”
John Collier (1901–1980) said by 1980 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“It is important to be close to the people and things that anchor you. For me it’s my parents, my family, my close friends to have a laugh with. Being reminded of who you are, and regardless of the circumstances, that someone thinks you are great.”
Rapelang Rabana wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Live light. Laugh long. Love the ones you’re with and serve the ones you love.”
Dineo Ranaka (born 1983) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Thanks to globalization, new technologies and social networks, we know that what makes us laugh or saddens us, causes exactly the same reaction on the other side of the world.”
Ángel Boligán (born 1965) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“We are all mothers,and we have that fire within us,of powerful womenwhose spirits are so angry, we can laugh beauty into life and still make you taste the salty tears of our knowledge.”
Abena Busia (born 1953) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“A mentor of mine once said, "Even the revolution needs accountants." This made me laugh, but it's true! We can each contribute our skills in some way.”
Leah Thomas wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The more insecure you are the more you want to make people laugh.”
CarryMinati (born 1999) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Don't laugh at my fantasies," she said. "Not if you want to be in them.”
Robert Stone (novelist) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“You must have been a very serious young man.” “Actually, I used to laugh a lot more than I do now.” He shrugged. “That was when I thought one moral man could make a difference. The only thing I find really funny these days is the fact that so many people still believe it.”
Mike Resnick (1942–2020) said by 2020 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I’d pay a premium for this one, your Highness.” “That one isn’t for sale[.]” “Everything’s for sale, your Highness,” Althalus replied with a cynical laugh.”
David Eddings (1931–2009) said by 2009 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“One of the most awkward movie roles I have had was acting as a mermaid. It was very challenging because I was trying to be something that I didn’t know and something I had never seen. How does a mermaid laugh or express anger?”
Shan George (born 1970) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“It’s good when you don’t dare do something that doesn’t seem right,” said Fru Aashild with a little laugh. “But it’s not so good if you think something isn’t right because you don’t dare do it.”
Sigrid Undset (1882–1949) said by 1949 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Why do you laugh?” “Oh, I’m thinking about something that Fru Aashild once said,” replied Kristen. “I was only a child back then. But it was something about good days being granted to sensible people, but the grandest of days are enjoyed by those who dare to act unwisely.”
Sigrid Undset (1882–1949) said by 1949 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The cinema, Comedy does better because everyone wants to laugh. Everyone is going through struggles. Nobody wants to come to the cinema to watch something that will make them cry.”
Lisa Omorodion (born 1990) first seen 2018 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Lisa advocate for more comedy movies ChannelsTv (21st of January 2018)
“Because, it’s a feel good romantic comedy; the country is hard; everything is tough you know. Just come to the cinema, watch something that would make you laugh, you know giggle. It’s a simple love story and that’s just what it’s supposed to be.”
Sharon Ooja (born 1991) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I like to make people laugh and make them forget their sorrows.”
Emmanuella (born 2010) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Dancing relieves your mind, takes away what you think and makes you laugh”
Godeliève Mukasarasi (born 1959) first seen 2019 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Finding Peace Through DanceTCU magazine(Summer 2019)
“Victorian flirting doesn’t require much. Flatter him. Laugh at his jokes. Let him ogle my cleavage. Okay, this probably also works in my own time.”
Kelley Armstrong (born 1968) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Prévert wrote the part of Garance for Arletty, France's biggest star before Bardot. Garance and Arletty are the same and one woman, the epitome of the Parisian, according to Prévert: strong, independent, witty, impudent, mysterious, the kind who casts spells, whose laugh ricochets, the kind who loves life and whom life loves.”
Agnès Poirier (born 1975) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Growing up, my love for theater was insatiable. I just love to make people laugh and clap and smile. When I discovered drama and the ability to move people to tears, it was so powerful. As much as you can feel like God created you to do something, I believe He made me to entertain.”
Zachary Levi (born 1980) first seen 2016 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Interview with Zachary Levi of She Loves Me" in Talkin' Broadway (2016)
“I have memories of tired women, partying women, stubborn women, sullen women, amicable women, selfish women, shy women, and aggressive women. Most of all I remember the women who laugh and scold and sit uncomplaining in the long sun on feast days and who cook wonderful food on wood stoves, in beehive mud ovens, and over open fires outdoors.”
Paula Gunn Allen (1939–2008) said by 2008 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I was playing Liszt's Eroica etudes when I was 11 . . . though I can't play it now." (Jamal reflects on this with a laugh.) "It all made me eventually settle on calling this great music 'American classical music' instead of jazz. It's the only art form that developed in the United States except for American Indian art. It managed to survive because it's so strong and so natural and so pure.”
Ahmad Jamal (1930–2023) first seen 1996 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Interviewed by John Fordham in "Transatlantic fusion" The Guardian (October 18, 1996), p. 42
“How do you choose? You choose because of who your heart and your soul connects with more, not the physical appearance that’s gonna fade eventually. It’s all about the person who is going to make you laugh until you cry for the rest of your life, the person you can be your most authentic self with. That’s key, in my opinion.”
Nina Dobrev (born 1989) first seen 2021 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Nina Dobrev Gives Us Advice on How to ‘Love Hard’" (21 December 2021)
“Devote yourself to an idea. Go make it happen. Struggle on it. Overcome your fears. Smile, don't forget, this is your dream. People will laugh at your dreams but in a few years they will ask how you did it. Don't be afraid to think outside the box! I didn't even know there was a box”
John Dumelo (born 1984) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“If you’ve ever wondered why comedians—the very people who are supposed to push boundaries and challenge dogma—would embrace the cozy conformity of wokeness, then allow me to explain: it’s fundamentally about power. It’s not about making people laugh any more, it’s about securing the reins of cultural power, which to a large degree they have already done.”
Konstantin Kisin (born 1982) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Her laugh is like slivers of sunlight. (about Hulda, chapter 3 p40)”
Shulamith Hareven (1930–2003) said by 2003 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“What do you think about their position? Do you think it’s right for sentient creatures to be owned?” He emitted a short, cynical laugh, driven by the kind of anger that drives entire lives. “We’re all owned, Counselor. It’s just a matter of choosing who holds the deed.”
Adam-Troy Castro (born 1960) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I don't necessarily need a man with a mansion full of money, I need a man with focus...a great husband is somebody who is hardworking, a man with focus and a man who is respectful who can make me laugh.”
Yvonne Okoro (born 1984) first seen 2017 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: I need a man with focus not money - Yvonne Okoro, Ghana Web, 15 August 2017.
“Comedies are written for men, and the women just stand around. But I do like the audience reaction to comedies. When they laugh, I feel good. You don’t get that sort of pleasure from making dramas.”
Maggie Cheung (born 1964) first seen 2022 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Maggie Cheung in her own words, on Wong Kar-wai and In the Mood for Love, marrying Olivier Assayas and being an actress, not just a film star." in SCMP (2022)
“Some of us have learnt how not to cry in public. How to dance with broken bones. How to sing with a sore...How to laugh even when life is not being funny...How to stumble, stagger and still walk with a swag. And yet how to know and trust without a shadow of doubt that God cannot fail even if He tried to fail!”
Roselyn Ngissah first seen 2023 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Berlinda Entsie, Roselyn Ngissah's birthday style is a lesson for plus-size women, Pulse.com.gh, February 8, 2023.
“When I lived in South Africa, I was very nervous if people would laugh at me instead of with me.”
Lesego Tlhabi (born 1988) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“It is easy to make people laugh if you do not make them sit and scratch about the things that you are talking about because social problems apply to everyone”
Anne Kansiime (born 1986) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Getting a laugh out of someone is such a empowering feeling.”
Mae Martin (born 1987) first seen 2021 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Mae Martin Embraces Ambiguity in ‘Feel Good,’ and in Life by Maya Salam. May 24, 2021. Retrieved 10/11/2023.
“[John Betjeman's] ability to make people laugh resounds through this book as persistently as church bells do through his poems.”
Alan Hollinghurst (born 1954) first seen 1994 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Review of John Betjeman: Letters in The Independent on Sunday, quoted in 'Derwent May reviews the critics', The Times Weekend (30 April 1994), p. 14
“The videos I create most times are not always set out to make people laugh but for people to relate to.”
Gloria Oloruntobi (born 1997) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“See, dear friend, what I write to you and tell you | and how happy I am | to be here right now | see, see, see, see, | you see, dear friend, what must be invented | to be able to laugh about it | to continue to hope. | And if this year passed in an instant, | see my friend, | how it becomes important | that in this moment I too am there. (from The Year to Come, side B, n. 5)”
Lucio Dalla (1943–2012) said by 2012 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“It makes me laugh when I see people chasing nonsense, worrying about a delay or things that, seen five years later, seem like nothing. And to women who think that a designer shoe or piece of jewelery is important, I say: most people don't pay attention to these things. Dress not for your friends but for your own satisfaction: wear what makes you feel good.”
Inès de la Fressange (born 1957) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Dance your life | to the rhythm of time that goes | laugh your joy | pick the first apple... (from Pick the first apple, n. 1)”
Angelo Branduardi (born 1950) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Sooner or later I laugh about it cyclically because the facial expressions are finished. (from Even if the world has, n. 2)”
Dargen D'Amico (born 1980) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“That is called family planning. (Laugh) We don’t have the mechanism over there (US) that women in Nigeria have in terms of helping them in house work. You find out that a lot of professional women there don’t have as many children as the Nigerian women.”
Nwando Achebe (born 1970) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“If you want to succeed with women, don't make them laugh.”
Federico De Roberto (1861–1927) said by 1927 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Every day there is that little bit that changes us. People. words. Music. Books. Sentences. A laugh. Afraid of a moment. A dispute. Boredom. Every day there is that little bit that changes us.”
Aminata Touré (born 1962) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I chose music after struggling to make people laugh as MC,”
Teniola Apata wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Do things that move your spirit. Laugh. Cry. Pray.”
Titilope Sonuga (born 1985) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Don't allow colleagues to say offensive things without interrupting them. Intervene and be an ally. Don't laugh at offensive jokes. Be responsible for the success of at least one or maybe two people.”
Verna Myers wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I turned to Max and I just said, 'I'm willing to have transactional deals with you if you can just put the kids to bed please,'" she said with a laugh. "That's about how romantic the suggestion felt too: 'I will pay you in other things, other currency, if you go ahead and put those kids to bed.'”
Sara Haines (born 1977) first seen 2024 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Sara Haines Asks Her Husband About Chores After Sex: 'He Got What He Wanted, I'm Gonna Get What I Want' People (January 4, 2024)
“She would laugh until she choked, never noticing if anyone else shared her mirth.”
Alicia Steimberg (1933–2012) first seen 1971 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Musicians and Watchmakers (1971)