Humorous Sayings

189 sayings found from the Modern era from 189 authors

Friendship is Love without his wings!

— Lord Byron 1806 (pub. 1831)
Relationships

When a man marries, dies, or turns Hindu, his best friends hear no more of him.

— Percy Bysshe Shelley 1818
General

Don't threaten me with love, baby. Let's just go walking in the rain.

— Billie Holiday Unknown
Relationships

He [Rachmaninov] was a six and a half foot scowl.

— Igor Stravinsky Not specified
General

The work of art is already within the block of marble. I just chop off whatever isn't needed.

— Auguste Rodin Not specified
Work & Money

I've been forty years discovering that the queen of all colors is black.

— Henri Matisse Not specified
General

When you argue with your inferiors, you convince them of only one thing: they are as clever as you.

— Edvard Munch Unknown
General

I have the gift of neither the spoken nor the written word, especially if I have to say something about myself or my work.

— Gustav Klimt Unknown
Self-Deprecating

Nothing is important…so everything is important.

— Keith Haring Unknown
General

Don't let the same dog bite you twice.

— Chuck Berry Unknown
General

I may not believe in myself, but I believe in what I'm doing.

— Led Zeppelin (Jimmy Page) 1975
Self-Deprecating

I am corny, you know? But I think there are just about 140 million people in this country who are just as corny as I am.

— Walt Disney Approx. 1950s-1960s
Self-Deprecating

All work and no play may make Jim a dull boy, but no work and all play makes Jim all kinds of a jackass.

— William Randolph Hearst Undated, widely attributed (likely early 20th century)
Work & Money

Because you don't live near a bakery doesn't mean you have to go without cheesecake.

— Hedy Lamarr Undated, widely attributed.
General

Wherever you go, there are three icons that everyone knows: Jesus Christ, Pele and Coca-Cola.

— Pele Undated, but widely quoted across various years (e.g., 2020, 2021, 2023).
General

I calculate to be one of the instruments of setting up the kingdom of Daniel.

— Joseph Smith 1844
General

Seeing a murder on television can help work off one's antagonisms. And if you haven't any antagonisms, the commercials will give you some.

— Alfred Hitchcock Undated
Work & Money

Gentleman, You Can't Fight In Here. It's The War Room!

— Stanley Kubrick 1964
General

Simplicity is a difficult thing to achieve.

— Charlie Chaplin Undated
General

If you can make a girl laugh, you can make her do anything.

— Marilyn Monroe Undated
General
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