Any
discussion of the problems of being funny in America
will not make sense unless we substitute the word
wit for humor. Humor inspires sympathetic
good-natured laughter and is favored by the
''healing-power'' gang. Wit goes for the jugular,
not the jocular, and it's the opposite of football;
instead of building character, it tears it down.
-- Florence King
1936-, American
Author, Critic
Good
humor is a tonic for mind and body. It is the best
antidote for anxiety and depression. It is a
business asset. It attracts and keeps friends. It
lightens human burdens. It is the direct route to
serenity and contentment.
-- Grenville Kleiser
1868-1953, American
Author
The
hall-mark of American humor is its pose of
illiteracy.
-- Ronald Knox
1888-1957, British
Scholar, Priest
One
should never risk a joke, even of the mildest and
most unexceptional charters, except among people of
culture and wit.
-- Jean De La Bruyere
1645-1696, French
Writer
