James Thurber

"Human Dignity has gleamed only now and then and here and there, in lonely splendor, throughout the ages, a hope of the better men, never an achievement of the majority."

- James Thurber, cartoonist, humourist, author

Lily Tomlin

"We're all in this alone."

- Lily Tomlin, comedian and actor

Jim Carrey

“Desperation is a necessary ingredient to learning anything, or creating anything. Period. If you ain't desperate at some point, you ain't interesting.”

- Jim Carrey, actor and comedian

George Carlin

"The very existence of flamethrowers proves that some time, somewhere, someone said to themselves, 'You know, I want to set those people over there on fire, but I'm just not close enough to get the job done.'"

- George Carlin, comedian, actor, author

Ellen DeGeneres

"Follow your passion. Stay true to yourself. Never follow someone else's path unless you're in the woods and you're lost and you see a path. By all means, you should follow that."

- Ellen DeGeneres, comedian

Will Rogers

"We are all here for a spell; get all the good laughs you can."

- Will Rogers, comedian, actor, social commentator

Jim Carrey

“I wake up some mornings and sit and have my coffee and look out at my beautiful garden, and I go, 'Remember how good this is. Because you can lose it.'”

- Jim Carrey, actor and comedian

Bob Hope

“A bank is a place that will lend you money if you can prove that you don't need it.”

- Bob Hope, comedian and actor

Ellen DeGeneres

"Some of the most devastating things that happen to you will teach you the most."

- Ellen DeGeneres, comedian

George Carlin

"Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that."

- George Carlin, comedian, actor, author

Lily Tomlin

"Man invented language to satisfy his deep need to complain."

- Lily Tomlin, comedian and actor

Will Rogers

"On account of being a democracy and run by the people, we are the only nation in the world that has to keep a government four years, no matter what it does."

- Will Rogers, comedian, actor, social commentator

Bob Hope

“I've always been in the right place and time. Of course, I steered myself there.”

- Bob Hope, comedian and actor

Jim Carrey

“I really want to love somebody. I do. I just don't know if it's possible forever and ever.”

- Jim Carrey, actor and comedian

Bill Cosby

"A word to the wise ain't necessary, it's the stupid ones who need the advice."

- Bill Cosby, comedian, actor, author, musician

John Cleese

"I find it rather easy to portray a businessman. Being bland, rather cruel and incompetent comes naturally to me."

- John Cleese, actor, comedian, writer

Pat Paulsen

"Assuming either the Left Wing or the Right Wing gained control of the country, it would probably fly around in circles."

- Pat Paulsen, comedian

George Carlin

"It's never just a game when you're winning."

- George Carlin, comedian, actor, author

Steven Wright

"Everywhere is walking distance if you have the time."

- Steven Wright, actor and comedian

Will Rogers

"There's no trick to being a humorist when you have the whole government working for you."

- Will Rogers, comedian, actor, social commentator