George Carlin Quotes

If I can get you to laugh with me, you like me better, which makes you more open to my ideas. And if I can persuade you to laugh at the particular point I make, by laughing at it you acknowledge its truth.

If you can get someone to laugh with you, they will be more willing to identify with you, listen to you. It parts the waters.

Cara burst into a hearty laugh. She clapped Richard on the back as he walked passed. "I like her, Lord Rahl. You may keep her.

You sharpen your ideas by reducing yourself to the level of the people you are with and a sense of humour and a complete relaxation, even when you're discussing serious things, does help to mobilise friends around you. And I love that.

When we laugh we temporarily give ourselves over to the person who makes us laugh.

But when you're in front of an audience and you make them laugh at a new idea, you're guiding the whole being for the moment. No one is ever more him/herself than when they really laugh. Their defenses are down. It's very Zen-like, that moment. They are completely open, completely themselves when that message hits the brain and the laugh begins. That's when new ideas can be implanted. If a new idea slips in at that moment, it has a chance to grow.

People who can make you laugh can make you cry.

I find that when people laugh really hard, it's usually because they're connecting and identifying in a way that they hadn't considered. That's my payoff.

Laughter is the shortest distance between two people.

One can never speak enough of the virtues, the dangers, the power of shared laughter.

People have their guard down when they're laughing, so they're open to tougher conversations they wouldn't necessarily have. If somebody is guarded while laughing, they're a weirdo.

A good laugh makes any interview, or any conversation, so much better.

I'm a sponge. I'm obsessed with comedy. I'm obsessed with the idea that you can make somebody laugh, and I love to be around people who can make other people laugh.

I really enjoy making people laugh; I've discovered that's a great technique. That's as powerful as stirring their sorrow, stirring their compassion, because that befriends you to them. It engages you with them and then you can come in; they will remember that point.

I like to laugh. It's kind of escapism. I like to make people laugh. And I kind of like people just to have to not think about anything

Write a smart joke and people want to talk about it and keep the dialogue going. Also, if you can make someone laugh, it's a pronouncement that they like you on some level.

I have found over the years that the most important way of getting people to relax is self-deprecating humor.

Laughter is the greatest weapon we have and we, as humans, use it the least.

People are so sensitive, people are so defensive. I agree with you. We have to learn to loosen up, lighten up, and laugh a little bit.

I feel things can always be funny, but that's probably because I have some kind of leftover childhood need to make people laugh. For somebody like me, that's the thing you excel at.

The two best things you can do for a person is have sex or make them laugh.

People seem to really enjoy laughing at me.

If I can get you to laugh with me, you like me better, which makes you open to my ideas

There's something timeless and important about making people laugh, about being the right spot in their day.

Comedies are doing well because I think people want to laugh and not think about everything for a little bit.