Quote by Martin Short

I truly believe that when you're funny, you're blessed. Your whole life is kind of golden. I was happy, although it was not perfect happiness. There was illness and sadness and death.

I truly believe that when you're funny, you're blessed. Your

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The quote suggests that possessing a sense of humor brings a unique blessing to one's life, revealing it as a golden existence. It acknowledges that happiness isn't devoid of struggles such as illness, sadness, and death, but by being funny, those challenges can be lightened. It explains that despite the imperfections and hardships in life, the ability to find humor allows one to still experience joy and contentment.

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Life Death Happiness Funny

By Martin Short

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