“Laughter is the tonic, the relief, the surcease from pain.”

That’s the trouble with the world. We all despise ourselves.

Because of humour we are less overwhelmed by the vicissitudes of life.

Education is the path to revelation.

Words are cheap. The biggest thing you can say is elephant.

Action is more generally understood than words.

My lips never know my problem they just always smile

All children in some form or another have genius; the trick is to bring it out in them.

I am a citizen of the world.

Cold, hunger and the shame of poverty are more likely to affect one’s psychology.

Simplicity of approach is always best.

I always try to do the unexpected in a novel way.

What do you want meaning for? Life is desire, not meaning.

If you’re really truthful with yourself, it’s a wonderful guidance.

The saddest thing I can imagine is to get used to luxury.

The deeper the truth in a creative work, the longer it will live.

I’m an old sinner. Nothing shocks me.

And I have one of those very loud, stupid laughs. I mean if I ever sat behind myself in a movie or something, I’d probably lean over and tell myself to please shut up.

I’ve been laughed at, hated on, no one would even play my songs. Wouldn’t even listen to anything that my name was on.

To make mistakes is human; to stumble is commonplace; to be able to laugh at yourself is maturity.

One could laugh at the world better if it didn’t mix tender kindliness with its brutality.

Make sure you marry someone who laughs at the same things you do.

Listen, if you’re not going to be a nun or something, you might as well laugh.

I will laugh at the world. And most of all, I will laugh at myself for man is most comical when he takes himself too seriously.

The audience changes every night. You’re the same person. You have to speak your mind and do the stuff that you think is funny and makes you laugh.