Humorous Sayings

462 sayings found from 462 authors

Friendships born on the field of athletics are the real gold of competition. Awards turn to dust and fade away. But friendships endure forever.

— Jesse Owens 1970s
Life & Aging

I'm a perfectionist. I'm my own worst critic. If I don't do something right, I'm just like, 'Ugh, I'm so mad at myself.'

— Serena Williams 2012
Self-Deprecating

My mother thinks I am the best. And I say, 'Mom, I am the best.'

— Diego Maradona 2000s
Self-Deprecating

I have to keep working hard and playing well, and everything else will come.

— Lionel Messi 2010s
Self-Deprecating

I respect the opinions, but I don't give a s***.

— Cristiano Ronaldo 2017
Self-Deprecating

I've failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed.

— Michael Jordan 1997
Life & Aging

I'm going to take my talents to South Beach and join the Miami Heat.

— LeBron James 2010
Food & Drink

I told you all I was going to be number one, and I did just that.

— Usain Bolt 2008
Self-Deprecating

I am of the opinion that there are very few things which an intelligent mind may not make more intelligible to another.

— Florence Nightingale 1846
Self-Deprecating

The only way out of the misery of life is to love.

— Albert Schweitzer Undated, likely mid-career
Relationships

I am here to say that I am a law-breaker. I am here to say that I have broken the law, and I shall break it again.

— Emmeline Pankhurst 1908
Self-Deprecating

Reading is the key that opens doors to many good things in life. Reading shaped my dreams, and more reading helped me make my dreams come true.

— Ruth Bader Ginsburg 2015
General

If life were always easy it would be boring.

— Eleanor Roosevelt Unknown
Life & Aging

I'm not a political animal. I'm a humanitarian animal.

— Princess Diana 1995
General

I want you to act as if our house is on fire. Because it is.

— Greta Thunberg 2019
General

I don't want to be remembered as the girl who was shot. I want to be remembered as the girl who stood up for her rights.

— Malala Yousafzai 2013
Self-Deprecating

I tried being reasonable, but I didn't like it.

— Clint Eastwood 1980s
General

I don't think I've ever made a film that I haven't been in love with, even if it's been a disaster.

— Steven Spielberg 2012
Self-Deprecating

I don't make films to make money. I make money to make films.

— Martin Scorsese 2019
Self-Deprecating

I'm not a big fan of political correctness. I think it's a disease.

— Quentin Tarantino 2015
General
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