The problem with political jokes is they get elected.

The problem with political jokes is they get elected.

You throw a perfectly straight line at the audience and then, right at the end, you curve it. Good jokes read more

You throw a perfectly straight line at the audience and then, right at the end, you curve it. Good jokes do that.

The crisis of today is the joke of tomorrow.

The crisis of today is the joke of tomorrow.

The aim of a joke is not to degrade the human being, but to remind him that he is already read more

The aim of a joke is not to degrade the human being, but to remind him that he is already degraded

Jokes of the proper kind, properly told, can do more to enlighten questions of politics, philosophy, and literature than any read more

Jokes of the proper kind, properly told, can do more to enlighten questions of politics, philosophy, and literature than any number of dull arguments.

If you've heard this story before, don't stop me, because I'd like to hear it again.

If you've heard this story before, don't stop me, because I'd like to hear it again.

A civil servant doesn't make jokes.

A civil servant doesn't make jokes.

Must be out-of-doors enough to get experience of wholesome reality, as a ballast to thought and sentiment. Health requires this read more

Must be out-of-doors enough to get experience of wholesome reality, as a ballast to thought and sentiment. Health requires this relaxation, this aimless life.

Relaxation means releasing all concern and tension and letting the natural order of life flow through one's being

Relaxation means releasing all concern and tension and letting the natural order of life flow through one's being