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The Power of Laughter

We don’t laugh because we’re happy – we’re happy because we laugh.
— William James

During the hard times in my life, laughter has been the language of hope.
— Barbara Johnson

Humor is the great thing, the saving thing, after all. The minute it crops up, all our hardnesses yield, all our irritations and resentments slip away, and a sunny spirit takes their place.
— Mark Twain

Remember that laughter can brighten a cloudy day, lighten a heavy load and release the tension in a tight moment. Besides, laughter is attractive. Try it and see how much prettier you look. Laughter is appealing.
— Patsy Clairmont

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When you’ve suffered a serious setback, be patient – you will recover.
— Joe Torre

Laugh a lot. A good sense of humor cures almost all of life’s ills.
— H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

Turmoil, difficulty, persecution and hardship are not essential indicators of being out of God’s will. On the contrary, there are times those things mean you are, in fact, in the nucleus of His plan.
— Charles Swindoll

The test of intelligence is not how much we know how to do, but how we behave when we don’t know what to do. Similarly, any situation, any activity, that puts before us real problems that we have to solve for ourselves, problems for which there are no answers in any book, sharpens our intelligence.
— John Holt

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Laugh every day; it’s like inner jogging.
— Anonymous

Pain is temporary; pride is forever.
— Dave Scott

Being myself no stranger to suffering, I have learned to relieve the suffering of others.
— Virgil

God created the world out of nothing, and as long as we are nothing, He can make something out of us.
— Martin Luther

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A good laugh overcomes more difficulties and dissipates more dark clouds than any other one thing.
— Laura Ingalls Wilder

I believe in laughter. I think it is food for the soul.
— Tommy Lasorda

Against the assault of laughter nothing can stand.
— Mark Twain

Once you can laugh at your own weaknesses, you can move forward. Comedy breaks down walls. It opens up people, and you can fill up those openings with something positive.
— Goldie Hawn

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Laughter dulls the sharpest pain and flattens out the greatest stress. To share it is to give a gift of health.
— Barbara Johnson

Laughter gives us distance. It allows us to step back from an event, deal with it and then move on.
— Bob Newhart

Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face.
— Victor Hugo

A sense of humor can help you overlook the unattractive, tolerate the unpleasant, cope with the unexpected and smile through the unbearable.
— Moshe Waldoks

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Humor is the best therapy.
— Norman Cousins

Fear promotes failure. Humor controls fear.
— Tim McCarver

Humor is a social lubricant that helps us get over some of the bad spots.
— Steve Allen

Humor acts as a buffer against stress, an antidote to paralyzing perfectionism and a way to widen your perspective. It wards off depression and contributes to good health.
— Roger Crawford

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Laughter can relieve tension, soothe the pain of disappointment and strengthen the spirit for the formidable tasks that always lie ahead.
— Dwight D. Eisenhower

A good laugh heals a lot of hurts.
— Madeleine L’Engle

I have seen what a laugh can do. It can transform almost unbearable tears into something bearable, even hopeful.
— Bob Hope

Were it not for my little jokes, I could not bear the burdens of this office. With the fearful strain that is on me night and day, if I did not laugh I should die.
— Abraham Lincoln