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Humor can alter any situation and help us cope at the very instant we are laughing.

When you do find humor in trying times, one of the first and most important changes you experience is that you see your perplexing problems in a new way - you suddenly have a new perspective on them.

Any attempts at humor immediately after September 11th were deemed tasteless.

Advertisers also know that humor can help bond us to their product.

A little perspective, like a little humor, goes a long way.

When we are dealing with death we are constantly being dragged down by the event: Humor diverts our attention and lifts our sagging spirits.

Humor can be one of our best survival tools.

Laughter, and the broader category of humor, are key elements in helping us go on with our life after a loss.

Sometimes it takes ten seconds to see some humor in your dilemmas, sometimes ten years.

When we can find some humor in our upsets, they no longer seem as large or as important as they once did.

Your attitude is like a box of crayons that color your world. Constantly color your picture gray, and your picture will always be bleak. Try adding some bright colors to the picture by including humor, and your picture begins to lighten up.

You may not be able to change a situation, but with humor you can change your attitude about it.

Whether planned or not, humor takes our mind off of our troubles.

Since the goal of my programs is to show audiences how humor can both help them heal as well as deal with not-so-funny stuff, I decided to discuss the events of the previous week, the pain all of us were feeling, and how humor and some laughter might be beneficial.

What we're doing is fun - if you have any sense of humor at all!

Good humor is a tonic for mind and body. It is the best antidote for anxiety and depression. It is a business asset. It attracts and keeps friends. It lightens human burdens. It is the direct route to serenity and contentment.

And I would be the first to admit that probably, in a lot of press conferences over the time that I have been in coaching, indulging my own sense of humor at press conferences has not been greatly to my benefit.

I like to deal with EVERY aspect of our condition, and that means terror and humor in equal mix. Some books have more room for humor than others.

I'll let you in on a secret: I can't stand Jay Ward. I hate being compared to Rocky and Bullwinkle. It's just a different style of humor.

Joe Barbera's s always complaining that he can't get humor into cartoons anymore. Just do it. You've got your money. Why do they let the networks run their lives?