Life can be tough, and let’s be honest, sometimes it feels like the universe has a twisted sense of humor.
But you know what? Laughter really is the best medicine. When you’re stuck in a moment that feels overwhelming, a good laugh can be like a reset button for your soul.
It doesn’t solve the problem, but it makes facing it a whole lot easier. Who doesn’t need a bit of that?
This collection of funny quotes is here to sprinkle some joy on your hardest days.
So grab a cup of coffee (or your favorite comfort snack) and get ready to smile. Hard times might try to keep you down, but a good laugh will always lift you up!
Quotes That Will Make You Laugh Even In Hard Times
1. “Do not take life too seriously. You will never get out of it alive.” – Elbert Hubbard
2. “I always wanted to be somebody, but now I realize I should have been more specific.” – Lily Tomlin
3. “If life gives you lemons, squirt someone in the eye.” – Cathy Guisewite
4. “People say nothing is impossible, but I do nothing every day.” – A.A. Milne
5. “Life is like a sewer… what you get out of it depends on what you put into it.” – Tom Lehrer
6. “Sometimes, laughter is the only weapon strong enough to fight life’s curveballs.” – Attraction Diary
7. “The best way to cheer yourself is to try to cheer someone else up.” – Mark Twain
8. “I am so clever that sometimes I don’t understand a single word of what I am saying.” – Oscar Wilde
9. “Behind every great man is a woman rolling her eyes.” – Jim Carrey
10. “A day without sunshine is like, you know, night.” – Steve Martin
11. “When life trips you up, fall into a laugh. It hurts less.” – Attraction Diary
12. “If you think you are too small to make a difference, try sleeping with a mosquito.” – Dalai Lama
13. “My therapist told me the way to achieve true inner peace is to finish what I start. So far, I’ve finished two bags of M&Ms and a chocolate cake. I feel better already.” – Dave Barry
14. “Laughter is an instant vacation.” – Milton Berle
15. “All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence; then success is sure.” – Mark Twain
16. “A sense of humor is like a shield; it doesn’t stop the arrows, but it keeps you standing.” – Attraction Diary
17. “Age is something that doesn’t matter, unless you are a cheese.” – Billie Burke
18. “I’m not arguing, I’m just explaining why I’m right.” – Unknown
19. “Never put off until tomorrow what you can do the day after tomorrow.” – Mark Twain
20. “If you can’t laugh at yourself, you’re missing the funniest show in town.” – Attraction Diary
21. “I told my wife the truth. I told her I was seeing a psychiatrist. Then she told me the truth: that she was seeing a psychiatrist, two plumbers, and a bartender.” – Rodney Dangerfield
22. “A diamond is merely a lump of coal that did well under pressure.” – Unknown
23. “The four most beautiful words in our common language: I told you so.” – Gore Vidal
24. “Never follow anyone else’s path. Unless you’re in the woods and you’re lost and you see a path. By all means, follow that path.” – Ellen DeGeneres
25. “If at first you don’t succeed, then skydiving definitely isn’t for you.” – Steven Wright
26. “When life knocks you down, imagine it’s just giving you a chance to tie your shoelaces.” – Attraction Diary
27. “I used to sell furniture for a living. The trouble was, it was my own.” – Les Dawson
28. “If you’re going through hell, keep going. You might come out with marshmallows.” – Unknown
29. “The surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that it has never tried to contact us.” – Bill Watterson
30. “Why do they call it rush hour when nothing moves?” – Robin Williams
31. “A smile is the shortest distance between two people—and the best disguise for a bad day.” – Attraction Diary
32. “I refuse to join any club that would have me as a member.” – Groucho Marx
33. “Behind every successful man is a surprised mother-in-law.” – Hubert Humphrey
34. “If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. Then quit. There’s no point in being a fool about it.” – W.C. Fields
35. “Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or no influence in society.” – Mark Twain
36. “Laughter is like duct tape—it can’t fix everything, but it sure makes life stick together better.” – Attraction Diary
37. “Don’t worry about the world coming to an end today. It is already tomorrow in Australia.” – Charles M. Schulz
38. “A clear conscience is a sure sign of a bad memory.” – Mark Twain
39. “The road to success is always under construction.” – Lily Tomlin
40. “The best way to remember your wife’s birthday is to forget it once.” – E. Joseph Cossman
41. “When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. Then throw it in the face of the person who gave you lemons until they give you the oranges you originally asked for.” – Cassandra Clare
42. “Laugh often, especially when the joke is on you.” – Attraction Diary
43. “Procrastinate now, don’t put it off.” – Ellen DeGeneres
44. “Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.” – Thomas Edison
45. “I am so busy doing nothing that the idea of doing anything—which, as you know, always leads to something—cuts into the nothing and then forces me to drop everything.” – Jerry Seinfeld
46. “Why don’t they make the whole plane out of the black box?” – Steven Wright
47. “Life is short. Smile while you still have teeth.”
48. “When you can’t find the sunshine, learn to be your own disco ball.” – Attraction Diary
49. “Doing nothing is hard, you never know when you’re done.” – Unknown
50. “If you think nobody cares if you’re alive, try missing a couple of car payments.” – Earl Wilson
51. “I am on a seafood diet. I see food and I eat it.” – Unknown
52. “Life doesn’t have to be perfect to be filled with pizza.” – Attraction Diary
53. “I didn’t fail the test. I just found 100 ways to do it wrong.” – Benjamin Franklin
54. “The elevator to success is out of order. You’ll have to use the stairs, one step at a time.” – Joe Girard
55. “Common sense is like deodorant. The people who need it most never use it.” – Unknown
56. “You can’t have everything. Where would you put it?” – Steven Wright
57. “If at first you don’t succeed, try doing it the way your mom told you to in the first place.” – Unknown
58. “Laugh at yourself. After all, you survived everything that should have broken you.” – Attraction Diary
59. “Some people graduate with honors, I just am just honored to graduate.” – Unknown
60. “If you’re not supposed to eat at night, why is there a light in the fridge?” – Unknown
61. “The trouble with being punctual is that nobody’s there to appreciate it.” – Franklin P. Jones
62. “I never make the same mistake twice. I make it like five or six times, you know, just to be sure.” – Unknown
63. “Laughter is the sunbeam that melts even the iciest of bad days.” – Attraction Diary
64. “Everything is funny, as long as it’s happening to somebody else.” – Will Rogers
65. “Money can’t buy happiness, but it can buy a jet ski. Have you ever seen someone frown on a jet ski?” – Billy Crystal
66. “It’s amazing that the amount of news that happens in the world every day always just exactly fits the newspaper.” – Jerry Seinfeld
67. “We are all here on earth to help others; what on earth the others are here for I don’t know.” – W.H. Auden
68. “Sometimes, the only way to get through life is to imagine you’re in a sitcom and everyone else is the laugh track.” – Attraction Diary
69. “I find television very educating. Every time somebody turns on the set, I go into the other room and read a book.” – Groucho Marx
70. “Behind every successful man is a surprised woman.” – Maryon Pearson
