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Usually, in a group of friends, there is a long list of inside jokes, sayings, and remarks. They are often the funniest words and expressions you’ve ever heard that make you chuckle every time. But there are also times when people who are known on a wider scale—celebrities—produce some hilarious quotes that make you roll with laughter.
From cute (and sometimes mischievous) jokes from the wonderful Betty White to light-hearted, positive, and funny lines about life from Stephen Hawking. There are plenty of fun quotes to discover. These funny sayings reflect the brighter side of life, turning hardships into comedy or just talking about seemingly mundane secrets behind their success.
So dive into this wonderful collection of funny quotes and sayings and add them to your daily repertoire of laughter. Vote for your favorites, as well as share the good vibes of the hilarious quotes with friends and family.
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#1
“People say, ‘But Betty, Facebook is a great way to connect with old friends.’ Well, at my age, if I want to connect with old friends I need a Ouija board.”
—Betty White
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Ryan Deschanel Ryan Deschanel Community Member
She is great, she is lovely.
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“The downside of my celebrity is that I cannot go anywhere in the world without being recognized. It is not enough for me to wear dark sunglasses and a wig. The wheelchair gives me away.”
― Stephen Hawking
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Brilliant man with a wonderful sense of humor.
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“I’m not offended by blonde jokes because I know I’m not dumb…and I also know that I’m not blonde.” —Dolly Parton
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Stephanie Did It Stephanie Did It Community Member Follow
Looks AND Brains!
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“Behind every great man is a woman rolling her eyes.”– Jim Carey
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R Carson R Carson Community Member Follow
No doubt.
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“The difference between fiction and reality? Fiction has to make sense.”
— Tom Clancy
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"Truth is stranger than fiction" - Lord Byron
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#6
“Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way when you criticize them, you are a mile away from them and you have their shoes.”
—Jack Handey
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Henry Russell Henry Russell Community Member Follow
i have heard this quote before and it is so funny
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“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I’m not sure about the universe.” —Albert Einstein
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Mary Rose Kent Mary Rose Kent Community Member Follow
Foshizzle, Dude!
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#8
When Mick Jagger insisted that his wrinkles were actually laugh lines, jazz singer George Melly replied, “Surely nothing could be that funny.”
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R Carson R Carson Community Member Follow
HA!
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“I’m sure wherever my Dad is, he’s looking down on us. He’s not dead, just very condescending.” —Jack Whitehall
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Mary Rose Kent Mary Rose Kent Community Member Follow
Jack Whitehall is so utterly adorable!
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#10
“This book was written using 100% recycled words.”
― Terry Pratchett, Wyrd Sisters
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GNU Sir Pratchett
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“Before you marry a person, you should first make them use a computer with slow Internet to see who they really are.” —Will Ferrell
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Stephanie Did It Stephanie Did It Community Member Follow
Also take a road trip or go camping
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“He’s always asking: ‘Is that new? I haven’t seen that before.’ It’s like, Why don’t you mind your own business? Solve world hunger. Get out of my closet.”
― Michelle Obama
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Mary Rose Kent Mary Rose Kent Community Member Follow
I know it’s never going to happen, but I would love, love, love to have Michelle Obama run for President!
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"The man who says his wife can't take a joke, forgets that she took him."
— Oscar Wilde
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I could embroider this on a little pillow slip and gift it to my hubby :D
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#14
"A bank is a place that will lend you money if you can prove that you don’t need it.” ― Bob Hope
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Government sanctioned criminals
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“There is nothing so annoying as to have two people go right on talking when you're interrupting.“– Mark Twain
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My nine-year- old eavesdropping self agrees.
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#16
“People who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of us who do.” —Isaac Asimov
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Mary Rose Kent Mary Rose Kent Community Member Follow
FUN FACT: Isaac Asimov is the only person who has authored a book in each major category of the Dewey Decimal System
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“Friends are people who know you really well and like you anyway.“ — Greg Tamblyn
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true
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#18
“People say nothing is impossible, but I do nothing every day.”— Winnie the Pooh
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'Doing nothing is hard, you never know when you are done.' Steve Martin
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“Outside of a dog, a book is man’s best friend. Inside of a dog it’s too dark to read.” – Groucho Marx
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Ryan Deschanel Ryan Deschanel Community Member
And books don't poop.
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#20
“I have noticed that even people who claim everything is predetermined and that we can do nothing to change it look before they cross the road.”
— Stephen Hawking
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Well, lots of people say, "God will protect me (like from COVID)." To those who believe in God: He/She/They/It gave you a brain and expects you to use it to help protect yourself!
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#21
"The trouble with having an open mind is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it."— Terry Pratchett
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Mimi La Souris Mimi La Souris Community Member Follow
Mr. Pratchett, i love you forever
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#22
A good rule to remember for life is that when it comes to plastic surgery and sushi, never be attracted by a bargain.”
—Graham Norton
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Mary Rose Kent Mary Rose Kent Community Member Follow
Graham Norton is THE BEST! I’m still working on my Big Red Chair story that I’ll never be able to tell because I no longer have enough money to travel abroad. Should the magic genie show up, I want to be ready!
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"When you meet somebody for the first time, you’re not meeting them. You’re meeting their representative."
― Chris Rock.
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Wow. I'm my own spin doctor!
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“To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism; to steal from many is research.”
― Steven Wright
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Henry Russell Henry Russell Community Member Follow
my new excuse
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#25
“I love deadlines, I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by.” – Douglas Adams
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One of my favorite thing about working with kids - every year you get a fresh crowd who you get to introduce to Douglas Adams.
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#26
“Life isn't a fairy tale. If you lose a shoe at midnight, you're drunk.”
― Darynda Jones
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“Friends are God’s way of apologizing to us for our families.” —Anonymous
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Anonymous sure is famous ;)
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“I asked my brother-in-law, the father of four boys, ‘If you had it to do all over again, would you still have kids?’ ‘Yes,’ he said. ‘Just not these four.’”
— Sheila Lee
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Mary Rose Kent Mary Rose Kent Community Member Follow
I don’t know who this Shiela Lee is, but she’s a hoot!
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“Adults are always asking children what they want to be when they grow up because they’re looking for ideas.” —Paula Poundstone
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Mimi La Souris Mimi La Souris Community Member Follow
correct :D
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"A day without sunshine is like, you know, night."
— Steve Martin
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Ace b Ace b Community Member Follow
Or the apocalypse
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“Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.”—Oscar Wilde
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When they're picking a fight you could say "I love you" and see what happens. I guess they'll explode because it infuriates them, so it's a win win.
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“The word abbreviation sure is long for what it means.”
—Zach Galifianakis
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That's true lol
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”Never doubt the courage of the French. They were the ones who discovered that snails are edible.”— Doug Larson
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And frogs.
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“When I was a boy the Dead Sea was only sick.“ — George Burns
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I miss George Burns! Old bastard up and died...what was he thinking?
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"I don't need you to remind me of my age. I have a bladder to do that for me."
― Stephen Fry
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YEP! Yep yep yep yep yep yep yep!
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“You know you’ve reached middle age when you’re cautioned to slow down by your doctor, instead of by the police.”
—Joan Rivers
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Mimi La Souris Mimi La Souris Community Member Follow
this woman was very funny, too bad that we remember her more for these operations than for her mind
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“If you can’t beat them, arrange to have them beaten.” —George Carlin
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My favorite George Carlin quote based on anything and everything that came out in the news. This just in. Scientists have discovered: "Saliva causes cancer, but only when swallowed in small amounts over a long period of time.". And, yes, I am a cancer survivor.
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“I like long walks, especially when they are taken by people who annoy me.”
—Noel Coward
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And on a short pier!
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“Someone asked me, if I were stranded on a desert island what book would I bring: ‘How to Build a Boat.’”
—Steven Wright
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Yup.
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"Confidence is 10% work and 90% delusion.” — Tina Fey
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I always tell my dancers that the top dancers are basically 50% skill and 50% stage presence. Yes, they are good dancers, but they are even better at selling the idea why they are good dancers.
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One of my favourites: "It is possible to make no mistakes and still lose. That is not failure, that is life" -Captain Jean Luc Picard, Star Trek the Next Generation. It reminds me that when something doesn't work out, it's not always because I messed up. Helps keep me from being too hard on myself.
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"The enemy isn't men, or women, it's bloody stupid people" - Sir Terry Pratchett (and honestly, this certainly seems truer and truer in current times)
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My mother: "Can't use logic with people that are illogical."Unknown comic: "best way to a man's heart? A knife through his chest."(joking obviously!)
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One of my favourites: "It is possible to make no mistakes and still lose. That is not failure, that is life" -Captain Jean Luc Picard, Star Trek the Next Generation. It reminds me that when something doesn't work out, it's not always because I messed up. Helps keep me from being too hard on myself.
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"The enemy isn't men, or women, it's bloody stupid people" - Sir Terry Pratchett (and honestly, this certainly seems truer and truer in current times)
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My mother: "Can't use logic with people that are illogical."Unknown comic: "best way to a man's heart? A knife through his chest."(joking obviously!)
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