A joke is not a thing but a process, a trick you play on the listener's mind. You start him off toward a plausible goal, and then by a sudden twist you land him nowhere at all or just where he didn't expect to go.
It is the ability to take a joke, not make one, that proves you have a sense of humor. - Max Eastman
It is the ability to take a joke, not make one, that proves you have a sense of humor.
- Max Eastman
The worst enemy of human hope is not brute facts, but men of brains who will not face them. - Max Eastman
The worst enemy of human hope is not brute facts, but men of brains who will not face them.
Living well is the best revenge.If opportunity doesn't knock, build a door. - Max Eastman
Living well is the best revenge.If opportunity doesn't knock, build a door.
People who demand neutrality in any situation are usually not neutral but in favor of the status quo. - Max Eastman
People who demand neutrality in any situation are usually not neutral but in favor of the status quo.
A smile is the universal welcome. - Max Eastman
A smile is the universal welcome.
A liberal mind is a mind that is able to imagine itself believing anything. - Max Eastman
A liberal mind is a mind that is able to imagine itself believing anything.
The defining function of the artist is to cherish consciousness. - Max Eastman
The defining function of the artist is to cherish consciousness.
Humor is the instinct for taking pain playfully. - Max Eastman
Humor is the instinct for taking pain playfully.
Laughter puts your brain, your central nervous system and your whole being into a state of free play. - Max Eastman
Laughter puts your brain, your central nervous system and your whole being into a state of free play.
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