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Quote by James Thurber
Humor is emotional chaos remembered in tranquility. - James Thurbe

Humor is emotional chaos remembered in tranquility. – James Thurber

Other quotes by James Thurber

There are two kinds of light – the glow that illumines, and the glare that obscures. – James Thurber

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Light
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James Thurber
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My opposition To Interviews lies in the fact that offhand answers have little value or grace of expression, and that such oral give and take helps to perpetuate the decline of the English language. – James Thurber

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Interviews
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The animals that depend on instinct have an inherent knowledge of the laws of economics and of how to apply them Man, with his powers of reason, has reduced economics to the level of a farce which is at once funnier and more tragic than Tobacco Road. – James Thurber

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Knowledge
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Other Quotes from
Humor
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I am a great believer that what makes our show different is the humor. – Treat Williams

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Humor

A person without a sense of humor is like a wagon without springs. Its jolted by every pebble on the road. – Henry Ward Beecher

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Humor

I dont know how many sacred cows there are today. I think theres a little confusion between humor and gross passing for humor. Thats kind of regrettable. – Bob Newhart

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Humor

Political correctness? In my humor, I never talk about politics. I was never much into all that. – Don Rickles

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Humor

Random Quotes

Between friends differences in taste or opinion are irritating in direct proportion to their triviality. – W. H. Auden

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Differences

People who make music together cannot be enemies, at least while the music lasts. – Paul Hindemith

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Music

Neutrality is a negative word. It does not express what America ought to feel. We are not trying to keep out of trouble we are trying to preserve the foundations on which peace may be rebuilt. – Woodrow Wilson

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Peace

Sexual liberation, as a slogan, turns out to be another kind of bondage. For a woman it offers orgasm as her ultimate and major fulfillment; its better than motherhood. – Victoria Billings

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Sex