#laughter

Worry is the secret weapon perpetrated upon us by the dark forces of the world that lurk in the shape of fear, uncertainty, confusion, and loss. We, on the other hand, have our own secret weapon against these incorporeal fiends. It is laughter. ↗

— Vera Nazarian

#secret #secret-weapon #weapon #worry #inspirational

Laughter has proven to be useful in other ways, too. It can make an awkward silence a lot less awkward, like when you’re in a terrible marriage or an elevator. ↗

— Colin Nissan

#marriage

We laugh, that we may not cry. ↗

— Roger Ebert

#happiness #humor #inspiration #joy #laughter

It's normal to shy away from illness and death. It's natural to gravitate toward laughter and life. ↗

— Ellyn Bache

#illness #laughter #life #art

In laughter we always find an unavowed intention to humiliate and consequently to correct our neighbour. ↗

— Henri Bergson

#consequently #correct #find #humiliate #intention

Like all young men I set out to be a genius, but mercifully laughter intervened. ↗

— Lawrence Durrell

#genius #i #intervened #laughter #like

Comedy is defiance. It's a snort of contempt in the face of fear and anxiety. And it's the laughter that allows hope to creep back on the inhale. ↗

— Will Durst

#anxiety #back #comedy #contempt #creep

I like to play different ranges. When you get really deeply involved in the emotional parts, I enjoy that just as much as the fun and laughter. ↗

— Melissa George

#different #emotional #enjoy #fun #get

The sound of laughter is like the vaulted dome of a temple of happiness. ↗

— Milan Kundera

#happiness #laughter #like #sound #temple

You don't stop laughing because you grow old. You grow old because you stop laughing. ↗

— Michael Pritchard

#ageing #laugh #laughing #laughter #old