Humorous Sayings

462 sayings found from 462 authors

There are few, very few, that will own themselves in a mistake, though all the World sees them to be in downright nonsense.

— Jonathan Swift c. 1711-1726
General

Fearing no insult, asking for no crown, receive with indifference both flattery and slander, and do not argue with a fool.

— Alexander Pushkin c. 1820-1837
General

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

Everyone probably thinks that I'm a raving nymphomaniac, that I have an insatiable sexual appetite, when the truth is I'd rather read a book.

— Madonna c. 1990s
Self-Deprecating

Reality is wrong. Dreams are for the real.

— Tupac Shakur c. 1990s
General

She used my toothbrush to clean the toilet.

— Notorious B.I.G. c. 1990s
General

The media crucify me like they did Christ.

— Kanye West c. 2016
General

I, Beyoncé, will have the vegan ice water. But the twins will have the fried chicken dipped in gravy and hot sauce with a side of cheesy fries.

— Beyonce c. 2017
General

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

— Igor Stravinsky Not specified
General

When one is painting one does not think.

— Raphael 1500s (approximate)
General

I don't know any painter who thinks Giovanni Baglione is a good painter. His Resurrection is clumsy – the worst he's done.

— Caravaggio 1603
Self-Deprecating

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
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