"The essence of humor is that it should be unexpected, that it should embody an element of surprise, that it should startle us out of that reasonable gravity which, after all, must be our habitual frame of mind."

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Source : Agnes Repplier (2015). “Americans and Others”, p.21, Sheba Blake Publishing

Agnes Repplier

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“I certainly have warm relationships with people, but you choose the people you have those relationships with. There are some people I don't bother with.”

Source : "Carl Reiner on writing a children's book, tweeting, and joking around with Mel Brooks". Interview with Katherine Brodsky, tv.avclub.com. June 23, 2015.
“Civil Rights: What black folks are given in the U.S. on the installment plan, as in civil-rights bills. Not to be confused with human rights, which are the dignity, stature, humanity, respect, and freedom belonging to all people by right of their birth.”
“As soon as I'm on the road, I see, often palpably, that I know nothing at all, which is always a great liberation.”
“Iâ€™d rather be a straight â€˜self-proclaimed homosexualâ€™ than a racist, ignorant, hate-filled bigot in Rise Up Australia any day. This party wants to end multiculturalism and discriminate against anyone different. What this mob intends as a grievous insult, I take as a compliment. Long live equal rights.”
“It all depends on whether you have things, or they have you.”
“Living by faith isn't living with certainty. It's trusting God in spite of unanswered questions and unresolved doubts.”
“When we are centered in joy, we attain our wisdom.”
“It is enough for the evil people to succeed, for the good people to do nothing.”

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