Humorous Sayings

462 sayings found from 462 authors

Do you know, it's funny, but I never thought of being blind as a disadvantage, and I never thought of being black as a disadvantage.

— Stevie Wonder Unknown, but widely attributed over time
General

I am corny, you know? But I think there are just about 140 million people in this country who are just as corny as I am.

— Walt Disney Approx. 1950s-1960s
Self-Deprecating

Most entrepreneurial ideas will sound crazy, stupid and uneconomic, and then they'll turn out to be right.

— Reed Hastings N/A (often cited, likely pre-2010s)
Life & Aging

If you don't believe it or don't get it, I don't have the time to try to convince you, sorry.

— Satoshi Nakamoto 2010 (approximate)
Self-Deprecating

I did not come all this way not to interfere.

— Rupert Murdoch Undated, but widely attributed.
General

All work and no play may make Jim a dull boy, but no work and all play makes Jim all kinds of a jackass.

— William Randolph Hearst Undated, widely attributed (likely early 20th century)
Work & Money

Because you don't live near a bakery doesn't mean you have to go without cheesecake.

— Hedy Lamarr Undated, widely attributed.
General

Wherever you go, there are three icons that everyone knows: Jesus Christ, Pele and Coca-Cola.

— Pele Undated, but widely quoted across various years (e.g., 2020, 2021, 2023).
General

What you are is what you have been, and what you will be is what you do now.

— Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha) c. 5th century BCE
General

O my Lord, send, I pray thee, by the hand of him whom thou wilt send.

— Moses c. 13th century BCE (biblical account)
General

When you know a thing, to hold that you know it; and when you do not know a thing, to allow that you do not know it—this is knowledge.

— Confucius c. 5th century BCE
Life & Aging

A woman reading Playboy feels a little like a Jew reading a Nazi manual.

— Gloria Steinem 1970
General

All true knowledge of God is born of obedience.

— John Calvin 1536
General

I calculate to be one of the instruments of setting up the kingdom of Daniel.

— Joseph Smith 1844
General

Seeing a murder on television can help work off one's antagonisms. And if you haven't any antagonisms, the commercials will give you some.

— Alfred Hitchcock Undated
Work & Money

Gentleman, You Can't Fight In Here. It's The War Room!

— Stanley Kubrick 1964
General

Simplicity is a difficult thing to achieve.

— Charlie Chaplin Undated
General

If you can make a girl laugh, you can make her do anything.

— Marilyn Monroe Undated
General

I am not afraid of giving too much trouble to God. He is able to bear it.

— John Wesley 1775
Self-Deprecating

Sometimes I think I am a little bit lazy.

— Dalai Lama (14th) 2010
Self-Deprecating
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