“Of course, people will laugh at you, but people laugh at a great many things so there is no need to take it personally.”

“If you take a risk, two things will happen. People will laugh at you, or you'll be way ahead of everyone else. ”

Steven Tyler (1948) American singer, songwriter, keyboardist

“I love people who make me laugh. I honestly think it's the thing I like most, to laugh. It cures a multitude of ills. It's probably the most important thing in a person.”

Audrey Hepburn (1929–1993) British actress

“You walked in, laughing, tears welling confused, mingling in your throat. How can you be so many women to so many people, oh you strange girl?”

Sylvia Plath (1932–1963) American poet, novelist and short story writer

“My appearance still made people laugh, with that hearty jovial laugh so good for the health.”

Samuel Beckett (1906–1989) Irish novelist, playwright, and poet

“When you slip on a banana peel, people laugh at you. But when you tell people you slipped on a banana peel, it's your laugh.”

Nora Ephron (1941–2012) Film director, author screenwriter

“I laugh at myself.
I don't take myself completely seriously.
I think that's another quality that people have to hold on to… you have to laugh, especially at yourself.”

Madonna (1958) American singer, songwriter, and actress

“You need to laugh more. Life is filled with too many problems, to not laugh every day. … We need to have a sense of humor going into this because it's too tough without it.”

Ysabella Brave (1979) American singer

“When you trick people into laughing at themselves, that's wit. If you don't laugh at yourself, everything becomes heavy.”

Jim Henson (1936–1990) American puppeteer

“The thing about creativity is, people are going to laugh at it. Get over it.”

Twyla Tharp (1941) American choreographer