In prehistoric times, mankind often had only two choices in crisis situations: fight or flee. In modern times, humor offers us a third alternative; fight, flee - or laugh.
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You can turn painful situations around through laughter. If you can find humor in anything, even poverty, you can survive it.
Humor is one of the best ingredients of survival.
Humor can alter any situation and help us cope at the very instant we are laughing.
I'd always used humour as a weapon, as a protection. But being able to make people laugh is a way of not getting in too deep; it's a quick, transient fix.
Humor is emotional chaos remembered in tranquility.
A sense of humor is a major defense against minor troubles.
Humor comes from the surprise release of some buried tension.
Humor does not rescue us from unhappiness, but enables us to move back from it a little.
Through humor, you can soften some of the worst blows that life delivers. And once you find laughter, no matter how painful your situation might be, you can survive it.
When we are dealing with death we are constantly being dragged down by the event: Humor diverts our attention and lifts our sagging spirits.
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