“He was a master of humor. He believed that humor is the test of the natural, of the sensible, of the truth. To him most persons who have no sense of humor are generally absurd.”

“He saw the humorous aspect of everything, which is the real test of the tragic sense.”

“Imagination was given to man to compensate him for what he is not; a sense of humor to console him for what he is.”

“God has no rhyme or reason to who he gives a sense of humor to.”

“and he would probably not agree with my conviction that a sense of humor is the main measure of sanity. But who can say for sure? Humor is a very private thing.”

“The attempt to develop a sense of humor and to see things in a humorous light is some kind of a trick learned while mastering the art of living.”

“Philosophy and theology have no effect on him, much less plain common sense. Impossible to convince this man by arguments. But humor he always listens to, even though it be ill humor. A typical Icelander, perhaps.”

“He's got a great sense of humor for a guy who never says anything.”

“So the punchline for George Bush is this, you would have wanted him on your side. He never lost his sense of humor. Humor is the universal solvent against the abrasive elements of life. That’s what humor is. He never hated anyone — he knew what his mother and my mother always knew: hatred corrodes the container it’s carried in.”

“Imagination was given to man to compensate him for what he isn't. A sense of humor was provided to console him for what he is.”