Humorous Sayings

177 sayings found from the Contemporary era from 177 authors

I, Beyoncé, will have the vegan ice water. But the twins will have the fried chicken dipped in gravy and hot sauce with a side of cheesy fries.

— Beyonce c. 2017
General

Do you know, it's funny, but I never thought of being blind as a disadvantage, and I never thought of being black as a disadvantage.

— Stevie Wonder Unknown, but widely attributed over time
General

Most entrepreneurial ideas will sound crazy, stupid and uneconomic, and then they'll turn out to be right.

— Reed Hastings N/A (often cited, likely pre-2010s)
Life & Aging

If you don't believe it or don't get it, I don't have the time to try to convince you, sorry.

— Satoshi Nakamoto 2010 (approximate)
Self-Deprecating

I did not come all this way not to interfere.

— Rupert Murdoch Undated, but widely attributed.
General

A woman reading Playboy feels a little like a Jew reading a Nazi manual.

— Gloria Steinem 1970
General

Sometimes I think I am a little bit lazy.

— Dalai Lama (14th) 2010
Self-Deprecating

Please pray for me. I need it, because work is hard!

— Pope Francis 2013
Work & Money

Conversation, like certain portions of the anatomy, always runs more smoothly when lubricated.

— Marquis de Sade 1785 (approx.)
General

We are a way for the universe to know itself.

— Carl Sagan 1980
General

I'm often asked, 'What is the meaning of life?' I don't know, but I think that the search for meaning is a good meaning to have.

— Neil deGrasse Tyson 2013
Self-Deprecating

Chimpanzees have taught me that the difference between us and them is not as big as we once thought.

— Jane Goodall 2009
General

I Am Gay As A Three Dollar Bill, And I'm Standing In A Cage With Five Full-Grown Tigers And Lions.

— Joe Exotic (Tiger King) 2016-2020
Self-Deprecating

We are happily prepared to leave 'this world' and go with Ti's crew.

— Marshall Applewhite 1997
General

I wasn't lucky. I deserved it.

— Margaret Thatcher 1979
General

Honey, I forgot to duck.

— Ronald Reagan 1981
General

I did write some code in Java once, but that was the island in Indonesia.

— Richard Stallman 2012
General

Without publicity a terrible thing happens: nothing.

— P.T. Barnum 19th century
General

I am a woman who enjoys herself very much; sometimes I lose, sometimes I win.

— Mata Hari Early 20th century
Self-Deprecating

That, Madame, is not impossible!

— Comte de Saint-Germain circa 1760s
General
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