Ysabella Brave (1979) American singer
"Everyday Bravery" (25 March 2007)
On military service, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 2010. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/print/2013-12-20/black-woman-named-to-a-top-u-s-navy-job-says-wimps-fail.html <br class="br">2010s
Ysabella Brave (1979) American singer
"Everyday Bravery" (25 March 2007)
Jesse Ventura (1951) American politician and former professional wrestler
Speaking in a news conference to reporters, where a few were wearing the "Official Jackal" security passes that he had issued. (23 February 2001)
Ellen Kushner book The Privilege of the Sword
Part II, Chapter II (p. 130)
The Privilege of the Sword (2006)
Nathan Lane (1956) American actor
Marshall Fine (January 24, 2000) "Nathan the 'Great'", The Journal News, p. 1E.
“The whole reason of this War is because the Germans have no sense of humor.”
André Maurois (1885–1967) French writer
Les silences du colonel Bramble (The Silence of Colonel Bramble)
Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882–1945) 32nd President of the United States
Speech in 1935, as quoted by Donna E. Shalala, as Secretary of Health and Human Services, in a speech to the American Public Welfare Association (27 February 1995) http://www.hhs.gov/news/speeches/apwa.html <br class="br">1930s
“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
Dr. Seuss (1904–1991) American children's writer and illustrator, co-founder of Beginner Books
As quoted in "Author Isn't Just a Cat in the Hat" by Miles Corwin in The Los Angeles Times (27 November 1983); also in Dr. Seuss: American Icon (2004) by Philip Nel, p. 38
Context: Nonsense wakes up the brain cells. And it helps develop a sense of humor, which is awfully important in this day and age. Humor has a tremendous place in this sordid world. It's more than just a matter of laughing. If you can see things out of whack, then you can see how things can be in whack.