“If you want to see God laugh, make a plan.”

“If you want to make God laugh, tell him about your plans.”

Woody Allen (1935) American screenwriter, director, actor, comedian, author, playwright, and musician

“Man makes plans… and God laughs.”

Michael Chabon (1963) Novelist, short story writer, essayist

“How to make God laugh? Tell Him your plans.”

Marian Keyes (1963) Irish writer

“People plan, God laughs.”

Nicholas Sparks book The Longest Ride

“The composer makes plans, music laughs.”

Morton Feldman (1926–1987) American avant-garde composer

“I sit and talk to God, and he just laughs at my plans.”

Robbie Williams (1974) British singer and entertainer

“Music bypasses the intellect, it makes you laugh, makes you cry, makes you want to dance, makes you want to have sex.”

Siobhan Fahey (1958) singer and songwriter in Banarama and Shakespears Sister

“I don't think there's necessarily a story, but there's definitely a theme here. One of my favorite kind of dark jokes is, "How do you make God laugh? You make a plan." Nobody ever makes a plan that they're gonna go out and get hit by a car. A plan almost always has a happy ending. Essentially, every plan is a tiny prayer to Father Time. I really like the idea of a plan not being seen as having definite outcomes, but more like little wishes.”

Ben Gibbard (1976) American singer, songwriter and guitarist

“It’s always wonderful to get to know women, with the mystery and the joy and the depth. If you can make a woman laugh, you’re seeing the most beautiful thing on God’s Earth.”

Keanu Reeves (1964) Canadian actor, director, producer and musician