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

We all know that the theater and every play that comes to Broadway have within themselves, like the human being, the seed of self-destruction and the certainty of death. The thing is to see how long the theater, the play, and the human being can last in spite of themselves. – James Thurber

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Entertainment
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The past is an old armchair in the attic, the present an ominous ticking sound, and the future is anybodys guess. – James Thurber

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Future
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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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As I get older, my sense of humor is my biggest asset. – David Alan Grier

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Get well cards have become so humorous that if you dont get sick youre missing half the fun. – Flip Wilson

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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

It is characteristic of all deep human problems that they are not to be approached without some humor and some bewilderment. – Freeman Dyson

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Humor

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