Humorists can never start to take themselves seriously. It's literary suicide. Votes: 6
Erma BombeckThere are people who can talk sensibly about a controversial issue; they're called humorists. Votes: 4
Cullen HightowerHumorists of the 'mere' sort cannot survive. Humor is only a fragrance, a decoration. Votes: 3
Mark TwainIt's easy being a humorist when you've got the whole government working for you. Votes: 2
Will RogersSomeone who makes you laugh is a comedian. Someone who makes you think and then laugh is a humorist. Votes: 2
George BurnsYou've got to be (an) optimist to be a Democrat, and you've got to be a humorist to stay one Votes: 2
Will RogersNeither conservatives nor humorists believe man is good. But left-wingers do. Votes: 0
P. J. O'RourkeThere are very few humorists who have written first-rate humor after they've become elderly. Votes: 0
Richard ArmourIf you don't count some of Jehovah's injunctions, there are no humorists in the Bible. Votes: 0
Mordecai RichlerThere aren't many political humorists. Dave Barry is excellent, but he doesn't do it much. Votes: 0
P. J. O'RourkeThis is not an easy time for humorists because the government is far funnier than we are. Votes: 0
Art Buchwald