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Ysabella Brave (1979) American singer
"Everyday Bravery" (25 March 2007)
“Humor is really laughing off a hurt, grinning at misery.”
Bill Mauldin (1921–2003) American editorial cartoonist
As quoted in TIME magazine (21 July 1961)
Context: The American public highly overrates its sense of humor. We're great belly laughers and prat fallers, but we never really did have a real sense of humor. Not satire anyway. We're a fatheaded, cotton-picking society. When we realize finally that we aren't God's given children, we'll understand satire. Humor is really laughing off a hurt, grinning at misery.
“Humor keeps us alive. Humor and food. Don't forget food. You can go a week without laughing.”
Joss Whedon (1964) American director, writer, and producer for television and film
“That is the saving grace of humor, if you fail no one is laughing at you.”
A. Whitney Brown (1952) American stand-up comedian
The Big Picture: An American Commentary (1991)
“I find both humor and grimness in most issues.”
Bill Nye (1955) American science educator, comedian, television host, actor, writer, scientist and former mechanical engineer
[NewsBank, E1, That science guy is back, in 'Eyes of Nye', Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Seattle, Washington, April 5, 2005, Tom Paulson]
Walt Disney (1901–1966) American film producer and businessman
Source: Year unknown, published in 2004, How to Be Like Walt : Capturing the Magic Every Day of Your Life (2004), Ch. 1 : It All Started with a Boy, p. 16
“Humor is laughing at what you haven't got when you ought to have it.”
Langston Hughes (1902–1967) American writer and social activist
"A Note on Humor", from The Book of Negro Humor https://books.google.com/books?id=60FkAAAAMAAJ&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=%22Humor+is+laughing+at+what+you+haven%27t+got+when+you+ought+to+have+it.%22, p. vii (1966)
“Jim giggled when he laughed. His sense of humor could be sly and wicked.”
Jim Henson (1936–1990) American puppeteer
About, "Jim Henson's Muppets legacy lives on 25 years after his death" by Bill Prady