Quote by James Thurber
Humor is emotional chaos remembered in tranquillity. - James Thurb

Humor is emotional chaos remembered in tranquillity. – James Thurber

Other quotes by James Thurber

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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All men kill the thing they hate, too, unless, of course, it kills them first. – James Thurber

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Hate
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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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Other Quotes from
Humor
category

Those who knew Lincoln described him as an extraordinarily funny man. Humor was an essential aspect of his temperament. He laughed, he explained, so he did not weep. – Doris Kearns Goodwin

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Humor

I liked the premise of this material. I love the marriage relationship. They kind of keep each other honest, and they enjoy each others sense of humor. Kind of a sexy but boring relationship. – Patricia Arquette

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Humor

I often have said that to be a college president, you need a thick skin, a good sense of humor, and nerves like sewer pipes. – Gordon Gee

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Humor

Humor starts like a wildfire, but then continues on, smoldering, smoldering for years. – Robert Orben

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Humor

Random Quotes

Between men and women there is no friendship possible. There is passion, enmity, worship, love, but no friendship. – Oscar Wilde

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Friendship

To have news value is to have a tin can tied to ones tail. – Thomas E. Lawrence

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Publicity

Forgiveness is an act of the will, and the will can function regardless of the temperature of the heart. – Corrie Ten Boom

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Forgiveness

Dancing is like dreaming with your feet! – Constanze

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Dancing