"There are practical things which contribute to a joke's funniness. People will find a joke funnier if they are sitting closer together, if it's cold, if they've paid and if they are told it's funny beforehand."

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Source : Source: www.theguardian.com

Ben Miller

#People Quotes #Together Quotes #Cold Quotes

“What we should be doing [in US] is accelerating every year our efforts to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions, have a cleaner energy future, have much more energy conservation. And this won't hurt anybody. This will create a new economy for America, if we've got the discipline to do it.”
“Because a sound tree doesn't have bad roots, Amara. No enterprise of greatness begins with treachery, with lying to the people who trust and love you”
“If you can do a half-assed job of anything, you're a one-eyed man in a kingdom of the blind.”
“I'm a huge Woody Allen fan. Good movie, bad movie, it doesn't matter - I just like his movies.”
“Touring is a young man's game, but after 30 years of it, I want to stay home.”
“You're out of luck like two dogs stuck.”
“You can't measure the mutual affection of two human beings by the number of words they exchange.”
“The act of consciousness is central; otherwise we are overrun by the complexes. The hero in each of us is required to answer the call of individuation. We must turn away from the cacaphony of the outerworld to hear the inner voice. When we can dare to live its promptings, then we achieve personhood. We may become strangers to those who thought they knew us, but at least we are no longer strangers to ourselves.”

Source : James Hollis (1993). “The Middle Passage: From Misery to Meaning in Midlife”, p.116, Inner City Books

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