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

The wit makes fun of other persons the satirist makes fun of the world the humorist makes fun of himself, but in so doing, he identifies himself with people – that is, people everywhere, not for the purpose of taking them apart, but simply revealing their true nature. – James Thurber

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Man has gone long enough, or even too long, without being man enough to face the simple truth that the trouble with man is man. – James Thurber

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Old age is the most unexpected of all the things that can happen to a man. – James Thurber

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What a strange world this would be if we all had the same sense of humor. – Bernard Williams

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I have a very dark sense of humor. – Andy Dick

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The combination of landing the biggest interview of my career and having a drill in my back reminds me that God only gives us what we can handle and that it helps to have a good sense of humor when we run smack into the absurdity of life. – Robin Roberts

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Even people that I agree with can do something that would be a target for a bit of humor. – Jonathan Shapiro

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