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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

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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Max Eastman
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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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Other Quotes from
Humor
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I dont think I would describe my sense of humor. Doesnt sound like the kind of thing Id do. – Tommy Lee Jones

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Humor

I never worry about people not taking my work seriously as a result of the humor. In the end, the comics best trick is the illusion that comedy is effortless. That people imagine what hes doing is easy is an occupational hazard. – Richard Russo

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Humor

The love of truth lies at the root of much humor. – Robertson Davies

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Humor

Think about scary movies: Theres a fine line between horror and humor. – Roy Blount, Jr.

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Humor

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Are right and wrong convertible terms, dependent upon popular opinion? – William Lloyd Garrison

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But when will our leaders learn – war is not the answer. – Helen Thomas

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