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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

I was seized by the stern hand of Compulsion, that dark, unseasonable Urge that impels women to clean house in the middle of the night. – James Thurber

Category:
Psychology
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James Thurber
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Hundreds of hysterical persons must confuse these phenomena with messages from the beyond and take their glory to the bishop rather than the eye doctor. – James Thurber

Category:
Sight
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James Thurber
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From one casual of mine he picked this sentence. After dinner, the men moved into the living room. I explained to the professor that this was Rosss way of giving the men time to push back their chairs and stand up. There must, as we know, be a comma after every move, made by men, on this earth. – James Thurber

Category:
Grammar
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James Thurber
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Other Quotes from
Humor
category

I dont think its possible to have a sense of tragedy without having a sense of humor. – Christopher Hitchens

Category:
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

Category:
Humor

Its continuously humbling to work hard, you know? As long as youve got a good work ethic and a sense of humor, I dont think anybody can become too much of an egoist under those circumstances. – Rachael Ray

Category:
Humor

I think humor is important for all of us, and a great comedian is a great treasure. – Leila Josefowicz

Category:
Humor

Random Quotes

Scientists tell us that the fastest animal on earth, with a top speed of 120 feet per second, is a cow that has been dropped out of a helicopter. – Dave Barry

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Cows

The beginning of reform is not so much to equalize property as to train the noble sort of natures not to desire more, and to prevent the lower from getting more. – Aristotle

Category:
Equality

For love of country they accepted death… – James A. Garfield

Category:
Memorial Day

The present ideal is the worship of the gents who sing like canaries and the women who bellow like lions. – Martin H. Fischer (1879–1962)

Category:
People