Allen Klein Humor Quotations

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

Humor does not diminish the pain - it makes the space around it get bigger.

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

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

Humor can help you cope with the unbearable so that you can stay on the bright side of things until the bright side actually comes along.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

There is always something to chuckle about. Sometimes we see it. Sometimes … we don't. Still, the world is filled with humor. It is there when we are happy and it is there to cheer us up when we are not.