Humorous Sayings

189 sayings found from the Modern era from 189 authors

In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.

— George Orwell Approx. 1940s
General

Churches, temples, mosques, synagogues and the like are not for the people. They are for the priests, for the clergy.

— Aldous Huxley Unknown
General

There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed.

— Ernest Hemingway Unknown
General

Living in New York is like being at a party where you're not sure if you're invited or not.

— F. Scott Fitzgerald 1938
General

A true friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out.

— Gabriel Garcia Marquez Undated
General

I don't know whether I am a man or a dream.

— Jorge Luis Borges 1970s
Self-Deprecating

There is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about.

— Oscar Wilde 1890
General

The public is a thick-skinned beast, and you have to club it soundly to get any attention at all.

— Walt Whitman Undated, likely 1850s-1860s
General

I hope you love birds too. It is economical. It saves going to Heaven.

— Emily Dickinson c. 1876
Relationships

The only way out is through.

— Robert Frost Unknown
General

I may be a fool, but I'm not a stupid fool.

— Sylvia Plath 1950
Life & Aging

No matter what, I'm always going to be a Catholic.

— Jack Kerouac 1968
General

I'm a poet, for Chrissake. I'm not a politician.

— Allen Ginsberg 1966
General

After a sex experience, you are either a man or a woman. Not both.

— William S. Burroughs 1959
General

No, I don't use drugs. I am drugs.

— Hunter S. Thompson 1977
Self-Deprecating

You can't fight for your life and win, and then expect to go back to normal.

— Kurt Vonnegut 1969
Life & Aging

I'm a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work the more I have of it.

— Ray Bradbury N/A
Self-Deprecating

The greatest gift you can ever give another person is your own happiness.

— Philip K. Dick 1981
Food & Drink

Science fiction is not predictive; it is descriptive.

— Ursula K. Le Guin 1979
General

All that is gold does not glitter, not all those who wander are lost; the old that is strong does not wither, deep roots are not reached by the frost.

— J.R.R. Tolkien 1954
Life & Aging
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