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Humor is emotional chaos remembered in tranquillity. - James Thurb

Humor is emotional chaos remembered in tranquillity. – James Thurber

Other quotes by James Thurber

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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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

Category:
Interviews
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James Thurber
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Other Quotes from
Humor
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I think Im too cynical for L.A. My sense of humor doesnt go down well here, which probably affects my love life. I need to have a laugh track following me around so people know Im trying to be funny. – Teddy Thompson

Category:
Humor

My sense of humor is a turkey, and I pull it out of the oven and baste it in reality. – Tracy Morgan

Category:
Humor

We are really living the American dream, to be a successful brand in the States and in Europe and to steep ourselves in our heritage. But we do it with a sense of humor. We dont take ourselves too seriously in fashion. – Tommy Hilfiger

Category:
Humor

Ive always chosen my band members based on their sense of humor. It might sound stupid, but it means not only are they fun to live with on a tour bus for years, but humor implies intelligence. – Kristin Hersh

Category:
Humor

Random Quotes

You cannot mix sports with politics. – Jackie Chan

Category:
Politics

I slip from workaholic to bum real easy. – Matthew Broderick

Category:
Laziness

Post-modernism is modernism with the optimism taken out. – Robert Hewison

Category:
Modern, Modernism

I have got instincts that, I think, are very much in tune with peoples very keen sense to see something different. I did not dream of being in politics since I was knee-high to a grasshopper. I was not involved in student politics, or not in that partisan way. – Nick Clegg

Category:
Politics