Humorous Sayings

462 sayings found from 462 authors

The butterfly is a dancing flower. The flower a tethered butterfly.

— Federico Garcia Lorca Unknown
General

We are born astride of a grave, and a hellish light it is.

— Samuel Beckett 1953
General

I am working very hard, struggling with a series of different effects, but at this time of year the sun sets so fast that I cannot keep up with it.

— Claude Monet 1890
Self-Deprecating

The great geniuses are those who have the shortest memory.

— Salvador Dali 1960s
Food & Drink

I think that little by little I’ll be able to solve my problems and survive.

— Frida Kahlo 1940
General

I’ve learned that you can get away with a lot if you’re not a total jerk.

— Andy Warhol Uncertain
General

The only way to make a joke is to be serious.

— Ludwig van Beethoven c. 1810
General

When I am traveling, I cannot look at the sky or the trees or anything that is beautiful, for I am thinking of nothing but my music.

— Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1778
Self-Deprecating

I work hard, and if you work hard you can do it too.

— Johann Sebastian Bach c. 1740s
Work & Money

I don't think I'm a folksinger. I'm a song and dance man.

— Bob Dylan 1966
Self-Deprecating

I'm a working-class hero.

— John Lennon 1970
Work & Money

I ain't no saint, but I've tried never to hurt anybody.

— Elvis Presley Approx. 1970s
General

There are some things that if you have to ask, you'll never know.

— Louis Armstrong 1955
General

If you're not nervous, you're not paying attention.

— Miles Davis unknown
General

You have to be a freak to be a good rock guitarist.

— Jimi Hendrix 1967
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As you get older, the questions get bigger and the answers get smaller.

— David Bowie 1999
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The only thing that ever sat me down was a piano.

— Prince 1999
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I always knew I was a star, and now the rest of the world seems to agree with me.

— Freddie Mercury 1976
Self-Deprecating

Me say, 'You don't need no license to drive a car and to carry a gun, but you need a license to play a guitar.'

— Bob Marley 1979
General

A man doesn't know what he knows until he knows what he doesn't know.

— Frank Sinatra 1960s
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