humor on Behavior

Peter Ustinov, the British actor, director, and playwright, once received an indignant letter from the headmaster of his son’s school. The letter complained that his son frequently disrupted lessons b...

“People say, “You must have been the class clown.” And I say, “No, I wasn’t. But I sat next to the class clown, and I studied him.”

Nothing is ever done until everyone is convinced that it ought to be done, and has been convinced for so long that it is now time to do something else.

Some cause happiness wherever they go; others, whenever they go

Common sense and a sense of humor are the same thing, moving at different speeds. A sense of humor is just common sense, dancing.

A family from a remote area was making their first visit to a big city. They checked in to a grand hotel and stood in amazement at the impressive sight. Leaving the reception desk they came to the ele...

Bureaucracy is the art of making the possible impossible.

It is requisite for the relaxation of the mind that we make use, from time to time, of playful deeds and jokes.

Why would a lazy guy become a parent of five? Then again, why would creative people who inherently don't like change and criticism become writers, actors, or comedians? There's something about...

Scott Weems, author of Ha! The Science of When We Laugh and Why, explains that humor stems from our brains being confused about how to respond, which is why we often laugh at inappropriate times. “Wha...

My wife was grading a science test at home that she had given to her elementary-school class and was reading some of the results to me. The subject was “The Human Body,” and the first question was: “N...

They say that in Martin Luther’s class on Genesis, a smart aleck student asked, “Dr. Luther, since you know so much about the book of Genesis, tell us: what was God doing all that time before God crea...

This story deals with a rather old-fashioned lady, who was planning a couple of weeks vacation in Florida. She also was quite delicate and elegant with her language. She wrote a letter to a particular...

Analyzing humor is like dissecting a frog. Few people are interested and the frog dies of it.

At what age do you think it's appropriate to tell a highway it's adopted?

I married my wife for her looks, but not the kind she’s giving me lately.

The powers of a man's mind are directly proportioned to the quantity of coffee he drinks.

"Love! The walks over soft grass, the smiles over candlelight, the arguments over everything else."

When we remember we are all mad, the mysteries disappear and life stands explained.

Behind every great man is a woman rolling her eyes.

From there to here, from here to there, funny things are everywhere.

I don't make jokes. I just watch the government and report the facts.

George Harrison memorial tree, killed by beetles

As we wait, it is critical that we keep our sense of humor in the fullest meaning of that word. When laughter goes, so does hope. When God reaffirms his promise to Abraham and Sarah, he restores not o...

I often quote myself. It adds spice to my conversation.

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, of Sherlock Holmes fame became a zealous spiritualist later in life. He would often give public lectures on the subject. At one such meeting, he gestured enthusiastically while...

As a committed Southern Baptist, president Jimmy Carter was often questioned by reporters on a variety of moral issues. One day, a reporter asked, “How would you feel if you were told that your daught...

I talked to the Holy Spirit last night and he didn’t look all well. He was pale as a ghost.

Archelaus the 5th century (BC) king of Macedon, was once having his hair cut. His barber, quite verbose like many others in his profession, asked King Archelaus how he would like his hair cut. His res...

A couple of hunters are out in the woods when one of them falls to the ground. He doesn’t seem to be breathing. The other whips out his mobile phone and calls the emergency services. He gasps out to t...