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There is no defense against adverse fortune which is so effectual

There is no defense against adverse fortune which is so effectual as an habitual sense of humor. – Thomas W. Higginson

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I remember when humor was gentle pokes. I used to call it arm around the shoulder humor. Now they go for the jugular and they take no prisoners. Its mean, mean stuff. – Robert Orben

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I think humor is a very serious thing. I use it as a way of weakening the readers defenses so that I can more easily take him to something more. – William Collins

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Humor is an affirmation of dignity, a declaration of mans superiority to all that befalls him. – Romain Gary

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Im not really big on slapstick humor. I like gentle humor. – Anjelica Huston

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