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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

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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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The past is an old armchair in the attic, the present an ominous ticking sound, and the future is anybodys guess. – James Thurber

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Whether planned or not, humor takes our mind off of our troubles. – Allen Klein

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Humor has been the balm of my life, but its been reserved for those close to me, not part of the public Lana. – Lana Turner

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Humor is… despair refusing to take itself seriously. – Arland Ussher

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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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Getting an audience is hard. Sustaining an audience is hard. It demands a consistency of thought, of purpose, and of action over a long period of time. – Bruce Springsteen

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