Quote by James Thurber
Humor is a serious thing. I like to think of it as one of our grea

Humor is a serious thing. I like to think of it as one of our greatest earliest natural resources, which must be preserved at all cost. – James Thurber

Other quotes by James Thurber

Hundreds of hysterical persons must confuse these phenomena with messages from the beyond and take their glory to the bishop rather than the eye doctor. – James Thurber

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Sight
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All men should strive to learn before they die, what they are running from, and to, and why. – James Thurber

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Men
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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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People who know me know I have a sense of humor that can really push the envelope. – Carmen Electra

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One never needs their humor as much a when they argue with a fool. – Chinese Proverb

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If this humor be the safety of our race, then it is due largely to the infusion into the American people of the Irish brain. – William Howard Taft

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I think I have always had a little humor. – Marilyn Monroe

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