If God hadn't rested on Sunday, He would have had time to finish the world.
Gabriel Garcia MarquezRead
My dream in life is to write the one gag that makes everyone in the world laugh.
Interpretation
The quote reflects a desire to create universal joy through humor.
Jim Davis expresses an aspiration to write a joke that resonates with all people, highlighting the power of laughter as a unifying force. It underscores the idea that humor has the potential to bring together diverse individuals and create a shared experience of joy.
In practice
During a comedy workshop, to inspire participants.
If God hadn't rested on Sunday, He would have had time to finish the world.
When things are difficult, awful, stressful, the thing that always gets you through is a sense of humour. I don't mean - well, maybe I do - laugh at the hangman as he puts the noose around your neck. But an eye, an ear, for the ridiculous, the absurd in life, can get you through a lot.
I think the best comedians have that bravery and courage to say, 'This is what it is. This is unfair; that's not cool.'
At the age of eleven or thereabouts women acquire a poise and an ability to handle difficult situations which a man, if he is lucky, manages to achieve somewhere in the later seventies.
On my tombstone, I want written: 'He never did 'Love Boat!''
Smile, it increases you face value.
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