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 nation that complacently and fearfully allows its artists and writers to become suspected rather than respected is no longer regarded as a nation possessed with humor or depth. – James Thurber

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Humor
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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

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Grammar
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You might as well fall flat on your face as lean over too far backward. – James Thurber

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Risk
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Other Quotes from
Humor
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We take the shortest route to the puck and arrive in ill humor. – Bobby Clarke

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Humor

I am in the Master of Professional Writing program teaching Humor Writing, Literary and Dramatic. – Shelley Berman

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Humor

There was a time I was very much blaming the way I felt on L.A, that it was a vacuum of creativity, of humor or anything organic, and I was really angry at the place. But then today I feel completely different – I love L.A.! – Naomi Watts

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Humor

You know, Im Australian, and we have got the worst sense of humor. We are cruel to each other. – Steve Irwin

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Humor

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I think Ive become more like my mom just because of what were both interested in, children and teaching and writing. – Jenna Bush

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Likewise, education can direct people toward good or evil ends. When education is based on a fundamentally distorted worldview, the results are horrific. – Daisaku Ikeda

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This weird thing happens when youre in a movie that has some level of success. People start offering you all kinds of things, and they just expect you to do them because theyll be good for your career. Its not about the projects integrity or anything like that. – Kristen Stewart

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I have never seen a bad television program, because I refuse to. God gave me a mind, and a wrist that turns things off. – Jack Paar

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