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Quote by Erma Bombeck
Humorists can never start to take themselves seriously. Its litera

Humorists can never start to take themselves seriously. Its literary suicide. – Erma Bombeck

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All of us have moments in our lives that test our courage. Taking children into a house with a white carpet is one of them. – Erma Bombeck

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We mustnt complain too much of being comedians — its an honorable profession. If only we could be good ones the world might gain at least a sense of style. We have failed — thats all. We are bad comedians, we arent bad men. – Graham Greene

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Comedy comes from conflict, from hatred. – Warren Mitchell

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Comedy deflates the sense precisely so that the underlying lubricity and malice may bubble to the surface. – Paul Goodman

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Life doesnt make any sense, and we all pretend it does. Comedys job is to point out that it doesnt make sense, and that it doesnt make much difference anyway. – Eric Idle

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