Quote by Will Rogers

Everything is funny as long as it is happening to somebody else.

Everything is funny as long as it is happening to somebody e

Summary

This quote suggests that humor is often derived from the misfortune or experiences of others. It implies that people find amusement in situations that they are not personally involved in, potentially because it allows for detachment and a sense of superiority. It highlights the human tendency to find humor in the difficulties and follies of others, while reminding us that when we are the ones facing these challenges, they might not seem as funny.

Topics

Humor

By Will Rogers

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

The angel of mercy, the child of love, together had flown to

The angel of mercy, the child of love, together had flown to the realms above.

Love

No explanation is required for Holy Writing. Whoso speaks tr

No explanation is required for Holy Writing. Whoso speaks truly is full of eternal life, and wonderfully related to genuine mysteries does his Writing appear to us, for it is a Concord from the Symphony of the Universe.

Life

I can say without affectation that I belong to the Russian c

I can say without affectation that I belong to the Russian convict world no less than I do to Russian literature. I got my education there, and it will last forever.

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

Education

I mean, that's a sad day in America when you're recalled bec

I mean, that's a sad day in America when you're recalled because you did what you said you were going to do, and the public voted you in to do that.

Sad

I wish my mother had left me something about how she felt gr

I wish my mother had left me something about how she felt growing up. I wish my grandmother had done the same. I wanted my girls to know me.

Mom

Some people confuse acceptance with apathy, but there's all

Some people confuse acceptance with apathy, but there's all the difference in the world. Apathy fails to distinguish between what can and what cannot be helped; acceptance makes that distinction. Apathy paralyzes the will-to-action; acceptance frees it by relieving it of impossible burdens.

Acceptance

The dread of criticism is the death of genius.

The dread of criticism is the death of genius.

William Gilmore Simms

Criticism

How necessary it is to cultivate a spirit of joy. It is a ps

How necessary it is to cultivate a spirit of joy. It is a psychological truth that the physical acts of reverence and devotion make one feel devout. The courteous gesture increases one's respect for others. To act lovingly is to begin to feel loving, and certainly to act joyfully brings joy to others which in turn makes one feel joyful. I believe we are called to the duty of delight.

Kindness

I'm inspired by different cultures around the world and love

I'm inspired by different cultures around the world and love to incorporate these facets into my collection.

Love Culture

Miracles don't just happen on their own you know, you got to

Miracles don't just happen on their own you know, you got to make them happen.

Joem S. Aguilar

Miracles Motivational Inspirational

Most of the time I don't have much fun. The rest of the time

Most of the time I don't have much fun. The rest of the time I don't have any fun at all.

Time

What Whitney Houston has accomplished will never be accompli

What Whitney Houston has accomplished will never be accomplished. She's the most famous person on the planet as far as vocaling and her songs. So I'm very happy that I can sit here and say I had a chance to know her. And I'm still dazed that she's gone. But she lives because her music is so powerful.

Narada Michael Walden

Famous