“Crowd men have no sense of humor. It is very difficult to educate solemn and opinionated people.”
Everett Dean Martin (1880–1941)
Source: The Meaning of a Liberal Education (1926), p. 89
Claudia Buck (May 26, 1986) "Humorless Election Year Is Nothing To Laugh At", Sacramento Bee, p. A1.
“Crowd men have no sense of humor. It is very difficult to educate solemn and opinionated people.”
Everett Dean Martin (1880–1941)
Source: The Meaning of a Liberal Education (1926), p. 89
Georg Cantor (1845–1918) mathematician, inventor of set theory
"Über die verschiedenen Ansichten in Bezug auf die actualunendlichen Zahlen" ["Over the different views with regard to the actual infinite numbers"] - Bihand Till Koniglen Svenska Vetenskaps Akademiens Handigar (1886)
Phillip Abbott Luce (1935–1998)
As quoted in “For Utopia, Curb State Controls”, Peggy Baker, Ames Daily Tribune (Ames, Iowa), January 23, 1970
Robert Orben (1928) American magician and writer
Phil Gailey (June 12, 1988) "Presidential politics should be more of a laughing matter", St. Petersburg Times, p. 5D.
“Cats have no sense of humor, they have terribly inflated egos, and they are very touchy.”
Robert A. Heinlein (1907–1988) American science fiction author
Source: The Door Into Summer (1957), Chapter 2
Robert Orben (1928) American magician and writer
Gail Russell Chaddock (December 9, 2005) "Backstory: Serious business of jokes in politics", Christian Science Monitor, p. 20.
Eric Shinseki (1942) retired United States Army four-star general, seventh United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Quoted in "Forever Young: Ten Gifts of Faith for the Graduate" - Page 156 - by Pat Williams, Karen Kingsbury - Religion - 2005
“Life is nothing without a good sense of humor.”
John Waters (1946) American filmmaker, actor, comedian and writer
Books, Shock Value: A Tasteful Book About Bad Taste (1981)