Thought Provoking Humourous Quotes

I'm sorry," I said, "did you just say elections are about hope? ~ Noah Hawley

The great artists of finance like Morgan and Rockefeller weren't deflected. They wanted and got money, just simple money. What they did with it afterward is another matter. I've always felt they got scared of the ghost they raised and tried to buy it off. ~ John Steinbeck

Words can be meaningless. If they are used in such a way that no sharp conclusions can be drawn. ~ Richard Feynman

Many feel that writers are a dime a dozen, so the goal is to break through and make it to the value of a penny. ~ Wil Zeus

People who talk too much are tiresome, especially those who are not informative, thought-provoking, or funny. ~ Mokokoma Mokhonoana

One of the favors life can do on you is to keep you busy. ~ Raja Shakeel Mushtaque

I'm fascinated by the illusion of fame and Hollywood, pulling back the curtain and provoking thought. ~ Jeetendr Sehdev

But only a leper shows its sins to the world. ~ Alan Rawlings

Hatred only tarnishes the soul that carries it. ~ D.B. Harrop

... common sense is the one thing that will certainly be wrong. ~ George Friedman

A brainstorm about the difference between rain and brain: a b, although both are juicy like water... but if it rained in the brain would that mean that ocurred a brainwash? and if so what would be the cure for that?? That's rough for sure. But if the rain plays mainly in the land would it land instead of fail to fall?? What's the meaning of it all? i'm a brainiac with some brainy thoughts.. ~ Ana Claudia Antunes

An idea weighs nothing, except on the mind. ~ A.T. Baron

Listening, not imitation, may be the sincerest form of flattery. ~ Joyce Brothers

If your strengths don't, then your weakness's will soon define you. ~ Sachin Kumar Puli

Maybe if we just lay beneath the stars long enough, all our worries will dissipate into the cosmos. And we can lay there motionless, yet sailing across the stars. ~ Trevor Driggers

It's just like John Mayer says in "Slow Dancing in a Burning Room". When it's this bad, you have to get out or you'll get burned. ~ Susane Colasanti

A thought provoking number of the world's most intelligent people have disdained any interest in decoration and design, equating contentment with discarnate and invisible matters instead. ~ Alain De Botton

Because the man who stood there before us was not our father. He was somebody else, a stranger who had been sent back in our father's place. That's not him, we said to our mother, That's not him, but our mother no longer seemed to hear us ... "Did you ... she said. "Every day," he replied. Then he got down on his knees and he took us into his arms ... ~ Julie Otsuka

I have watched the tears of frustration of a stroke victim or the autistic child who struggles to communicate a need or thought, but no one understands. Eventually, the soul grows quiet and gives up. At every stage of life, and in every circumstance, we search for someone who understands what we are going through. ~ Donna Mull

Even when we do not actively participate in our destiny, we are still on a chosen path. Life has a way of making decisions for us. ~ Nina Guilbeau

The more you talk, the more likely you are to say something stupid. The less you talk, the more you can listen. Listening leads to learning. ~ Niklas Göke

Normal people can become very annoying if put in annoying situations. ~ Jessica Park

We tend to make things overly complicated. And yet the answer is often quite simple: be kind in the present moment. ~ Freequill

Something about her was different that day. In an instant, she swallowed her regrets, choked back her past, and swore to make history every damn day. There I stood, struggling to make sense of the strength of a woman. ~ J. Raymond

Almost everybody is born a genius and buried an idiot. ~ Charles Bukowski

Eager toward day!" Striker howled. If Striker could have whistled a tune would have accompanied his ritual salutation, but his teeth were not those of a wandering troubadour, and his own tongue would have been deli sliced at the first "hi-ho". ~ Kevin Moccia

I have been quiet today because fear in my heart has been fighting with frustration in my brain, leaving little energy for my mouth. ~ Camron Wright

Yes, I still believe in God. That hasn't changed. I just needed some time away."

"Ah." Inspector Carrola clicked his tongue. "For your sake, I hope that God does not need some time away from you. ~ Richard Devin

Read thought-provoking books. Give long hugs. Grow your own vegetables. Help a neighbor grow theirs. Grind your own coffee. Take a walk in the sunshine. Talk to strangers. Ask questions. Look deeply into people's eyes. Listen. Listen some more. Go somewhere alone. Listen to your own soul. Make something beautiful. Make something messy. Write a letter. Write a poem. Go to the park. Play with your children. Ask them questions. Listen. Listen some more. Make your life beautiful. Plant flowers. Chase dreams. Smile. Cry. Laugh. Hope. Try. Fail. Try again. And again.
Peace and happiness come from you, not to you. Don't seek them. Create them.
And then help others to do the same.
You get one life. Live it well. ~ L.R. Knost

Your dreams tell you what to do; your reason tells you how to do it. ~ Jonas Salk

I'm just trying to tell a good story and make thought-provoking, entertaining films. I just try and draw upon the great culture we have as a people, from music, novels, the streets. ~ Spike Lee

I am going to shrink and shrink until I am a dry fall leaf, complete with a translucent spine and brittle veins, blowing away in a stiff wind, up, up, up into a crisp blue sky. ~ Julie Gregory

​Consciousness is simple, if you are bold enough to accept it as simple. ~ Abhijit Naskar

A disciple is a disciple maker. ~ Francis Chan

In a closed society where everybody's guilty, the only crime is getting caught. In a world of thieves, the only final sin is stupidity. ~ Hunter S. Thompson