#laughed

You know, in 1975 I couldn't get a job in New York City because I was American. The kitchens were predominantly run by French, Swiss, German, and basically I got laughed at. I had education, I had experience, but got laughed at because I was American. ↗

— Emeril Lagasse

#basically #because #city #education #experience

It crossed our minds early on that the more an audience cared - we were working before, on average, 240, live people. If you could get them caring - the more they cared, the harder they laughed. ↗

— Norman Lear

#average #before #cared #caring #could

But I don't distinguish between being laughed with, and laughed at. I'll take either. ↗

— David Sedaris

#between #distinguish #either #i #laughed

True love doesn't happen right away; it's an ever-growing process. It develops after you've gone through many ups and downs, when you've suffered together, cried together, laughed together. ↗

— Ricardo Montalban

#away #cried #develops #downs #gone

Show business is my life. When I was a kid I sold insurance, but nobody laughed. ↗

— Don Rickles

#i #insurance #kid #laughed #life

But the fact that some geniuses were laughed at does not imply that all who are laughed at are geniuses. They laughed at Columbus, they laughed at Fulton, they laughed at the Wright Brothers. But they also laughed at Bozo the Clown. ↗

— Carl Sagan

#brothers #clown #columbus #does #fact

At first, I only laughed at myself. Then I noticed that life itself is amusing. I've been in a generally good mood ever since. ↗

— Marilyn vos Savant

#been #ever #first #generally #good

Men are happy to be laughed at for their humor, but not for their folly. ↗

— Jonathan Swift

#happy #humor #laughed #men #their

Yesterday, at the company party, I made a joke and everyone laughed and said, “Hey, now there’s the Jarod Kintz we all know and love.” and I smiled, but inside I thought, “Actually, the Jarod Kintz you know and love was my clone, who I had to murder because he kept eating all my leftovers. ↗

— Jarod Kintz

#clones #funny #humor #laughed #murder

Henry narrowed his eyes at me. "You going somewhere?" "Lacrosse field trip," I said. "I enjoy whacking the hell out of people with mallets. ↗

— Robin Benway

#laughed #funny