Alfred North Whitehead (1861–1947) English mathematician and philosopher
As quoted in Church and Home, Vol. 1 (1964) by United Methodist Church, and Evangelical United Brethren Church, p. 21.
Attributed from posthumous publications
“The gods too are fond of a joke.”
This is actually a quotation of Socrates, as depicted in Cratylus by Plato
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Lois McMaster Bujold (1949) Science Fiction and fantasy author from the USA
Source: World of the Five Gods series, The Curse of Chalion (2000), p. 313
“Bob: To God, homosexuality is no joke!”
Jack T. Chick (1924–2016) Christian comics writer
Chick tracts, " Sin City http://www.chick.com/reading/tracts/5003/5003_01.asp" (2001)
“The jokes of the gods are long in the telling.”
Gene Wolfe (1931–2019) American science fiction and fantasy writer
Volume 3, Ch. 1
Fiction, The Book of the Long Sun (1993–1996)
Henry Adams (1838–1918) journalist, historian, academic, novelist
Source: Esther: A Novel (1884), Ch. VII
Louis C.K. (1967) American comedian and actor
Charlie Rose interview https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-LCdcdShdY, 2016
“Thank you. God told me to wear it.
That's a joke.”
George W. Bush (1946) 43rd President of the United States
Responding to a compliment on his suit from European Commission president Jose Manuel Barroso (November 2005) http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4421818.stm <br class="br">2000s, 2005
Frederick Buechner (1926) Poet, novelist, short story writer, theologian
Wishful Thinking: A Theological ABC (1973)
