There is little success where there is little laughter.
Interpretation
Success is often accompanied by joy and laughter, suggesting that a light-hearted approach can lead to better outcomes.
This quote by Andrew Carnegie emphasizes the connection between success and laughter. It implies that environments filled with joy and humor foster not only better teamwork and relationships but also enhance creativity and motivation, making it easier to achieve success. In essence, it highlights the importance of maintaining a positive and joyful attitude in the pursuit of one's goals.
In practice
In a motivational speech at a corporate event, reminding the team that laughter can enhance productivity.
Give me the life of the boy whose mother is nurse, seamstress, washerwoman, cook, teacher, angel, and saint, all in one, and whose father is guide, exemplar, and friend. No servants to come between. These are the boys who are born to the best fortune.
To kill a man will be considered as disgusting [in the twentieth century] as we in this day consider it disgusting to eat one.
It is not the rich man's son that the young struggler for advancement has to fear in the race for life, nor his nephew, nor his cousin. Let him look out for the dark horse in the boy who begins by sweeping out the office.
You are what you think. So just think big, believe big, act big, work big, give big, forgive big, laugh big, love big and live big.
Speculation is a parasite feeding upon values, creating none.
Don't be content with doing only your duty. Do more than your duty. It's the horse that finishes a neck ahead that wins the race.
I miss seeing real comics, Shecky Greene and Buddy Hackett, those types. I like straight stand-up, talking about the Olympics and why I feel obligated to watch them. 'Why am I watching archery at 4 in the afternoon?'
Playing golf is like chasing a quinine pill around a cow pasture.
So that's why one of my rules of parody writing is that it's gotta be funny regardless of whether you know the source material. It has to work on its own merit.
The worst part of it is you don't know if he's barking at an owl, the moon or a burglar!" "That's one of the drawbacks of a limited vocabulary!
I have heard upscale adult U.S. citizens ask the ship's Guest Relations Desk whether snorkeling necessitates getting wet...I now know the precise mixocological difference between a Slippery Nipple and a fuzzy navel.
Sex, drugs, and insanity have always worked for me, but I wouldn't recommend them for everyone.
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