Quote by Max Eastman
Humor is the instinct for taking pain playfully. - Max Eastman

Humor is the instinct for taking pain playfully. – Max Eastman

Other quotes by Max Eastman

Emotion is the surest arbiter of a poetic choice, and it is the priest of all supreme unions in the mind. – Max Eastman

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Emotions
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It is the ability to take a joke, not make one, that proves you have a sense of humor. – Max Eastman

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Humor
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It is art that makes life, makes interest, makes importance and I know of no substitute whatever for the force and beauty of its process. – Max Eastman

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Art
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Other Quotes from
Humor
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Sense of humor is important in life, not just in clothing. How boring to live a life in beige. – Jean Pigozzi

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Humor

If a dog doesnt put you first where are you both? In what relation? A dog needs God. It lives by your glances, your wishes. It even shares your humor. This happens about the fifth year. If it doesnt happen you are only keeping an animal. – Enid Bagnold

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Humor

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

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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

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Much as we may wish to make a new beginning, some part of us resists doing so as though we were making the first step toward disaster. – William Bridges

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In war, there are no winners. – Ramman Kenoun

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