#humour

It was a basic tenet of faith with men of Ranulf’s class that a knight, trained in the ways of war since boyhood, could easily vanquish lesser foes, as much a belief in the superiority of blood and breeding as in the benefits of battle lore and killing competence. Ranulf had accepted this comforting conviction, too, but no one seemed to have told his assailants that they were inferior adversaries. ↗

— Sharon Kay Penman

#faith

My comedy is for children from three to 93. You do need a slightly childish sense of humour and if you haven't got that, it's very sad. ↗

— Norman Wisdom

#children #comedy #got #haven #humour

My father and I had a good relationship, it was very relaxed. He had a lot of humour. He looked a little bit like me, although he had no beard. He had the appearance of a very elegant British-looking man. ↗

— Michael Haneke

#appearance #beard #bit #elegant #father

I like doom and gloom with a sense of humour. Maybe it's a Scottish thing, we like to undercut indulgence with a laugh. ↗

— Shirley Henderson

#gloom #humour #i #indulgence #laugh

My humour has always come from anger, but I have to make sure I don't just get angry and jump on a soapbox. ↗

— Carl Hiaasen

#anger #angry #come #get #humour

When will the Home Office realize that when judges retire, not only are they sent home for the rest of their lives, but the only people they have left to judge are their innocent wives.' 'So what are you recommending?'asked Alex as they walked into the drawing room. 'That judges should be shot on their seventieth birthday, and their wives granted a royal pardon and given their pensions by a grateful nation.' 'I may have come up with a more acceptable solution,' suggested Alex. 'Like what? Making it legal to assist judges' wives to commit suicide?' 'Something a little less drastic,' said Alex. ↗

— Jeffrey Archer

#judges #law #home

Rod has such a wicked sense of humour. I loved him very much. ↗

— Rachel Hunter

#humour #i #loved #much #rod

If you try to fail, and succeed, which have you done? ↗

— George Carlin

#humour #paradox #humor

If someone were to harm my family or a friend or somebody I love, I would eat them. I might end up in jail for 500 years, but I would eat them. ↗

— Johnny Depp

#love #family

When you're drowning you don't think, I would be incredibly pleased if someone would notice I'm drowning and come and rescue me. You just scream. ↗

— John Lennon

#power-of-words #words