Humorous Sayings

462 sayings found from 462 authors

By the way, Professor, you know that paper in which you say those quantities are analogous... Did you know they're proportional?

— Richard Feynman Unknown, likely during his student years
General

Penicillin cures, but wine makes people happy.

— Alexander Fleming Unknown
Food & Drink

Did you make a convert of the obstinate antivaxinist at Lello?

— Edward Jenner 1805
General

Give me twenty-six soldiers of lead and I will conquer the world.

— Johannes Gutenberg c. 1450s
General

This new form of communication could have some utility.

— Guglielmo Marconi Early 20th century
General

Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.

— Robert Oppenheimer 1945
Self-Deprecating

Never underestimate the joy people derive from hearing something they already know.

— Enrico Fermi c. 1940s-1950s
General

Like thousands of other boys, I had a little chemical laboratory in our cellar and think that some of our friends thought me a bit crazy.

— Linus Pauling c. 1948 (Science Illustrated)
General

The most dangerous phrase in the language is, 'We've always done it this way.'

— Grace Hopper 1976
Life & Aging

Is it the fault of wine if a fool drinks it and goes stumbling into darkness?

— Avicenna (Ibn Sina) c. 1020
Food & Drink

I am dying from the treatment of too many physicians.

— Alexander the Great 323 BCE
Self-Deprecating

It is not these well-fed long-haired men that I fear, but the pale and the hungry-looking.

— Julius Caesar Approx. 44 BCE
Food & Drink

Have I played the part well? Then applaud as I exit!

— Augustus Caesar 14 CE
General

What's the idea? We blow the brains out of anybody who sticks his head into our sleigh, huh?

— Napoleon Bonaparte December 1812
Life & Aging

If you're afraid - don't do it, - if you're doing it - don't be afraid!

— Genghis Khan Not specified
General

He wished he had his POCKETS full, too.

— George Washington 1783
General

Mother Dear, one day I'm going to turn this world upside down.

— Martin Luther King Jr. Approx. 1930s
General

He is a weak ruler who needs religion to uphold his government; it is as if he would catch his people in a trap.

— Ataturk (Mustafa Kemal) c. 1926-1927
Life & Aging

These men, Qin Shi Huang declared, claimed to be sorcerers. If they really had magic powers, then they could bring themselves back to life.

— Qin Shi Huang c. 212 BCE
General

Even if the skies were shorter than my knees, I would not kneel.

— Cyrus the Great Undated, attributed to him
General
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