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"I believe in the healing power of laughter. I believe laughter forces us to breathe."
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"Joy, sorrow, tears, lamentation, laughter -- to all these music gives voice, but in such a way that we are transported from the world of unrest to a world of peace, and see reality in a new way, as if we were sitting by a mountain lake and contemplating hills and woods and clouds in the tranquil and fathomless water."
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"Have you heard of that madman who lit a lantern in the bright morning hours, ran to the market place, and cried incessantly, I seek God! I seek God! As many of those who do not believe in God were standing around just then, he provoked much laughter... Whither is God, he cried. I shall tell you. We have killed him - you and I. All of us are murderers.... God is dead. God remains dead. And we have killed him."
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"Sometimes I spend all day trying to count the leaves on a single tree... Of course I have to give up, but by then I'm half crazy with the wonder of it--the abundance of the leaves, the quietness of the branches, the hopelessness of my effort. And I am in that delicious and important place, roaring with laughter, full of earth-praise."
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"With the fearful strain that is on me night and day, if I did not laugh I should die."
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"Life is laughter when seen in a long shot, but it is a tragedy when seen in a close-up."
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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."
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"May this marriage be blessed.May this marriage be as sweet as milk and honey.May this marriage be as intoxicating as old wine.May this marriage be fruitful like a date tree.May this marriage be full of laughter and everyday a paradise.May this marriage be a seal of compassion for here and hereafter.May this marriage be as welcome as the full moon in the night sky.Listen lovers, now you go on, as I become silent and kiss this blessed night."
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"The only real laughter comes from despair."
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"There is nothing in which people more betray their character than in what they laugh at."
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"When you meet someone, you can silently send them a blessing, wishing them happiness, joy and laughter. This kind of silent giving is very powerful."
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"For me and my family personally, September 11 was a reminder that life is fleeting, impermanent, and uncertain. Therefore, we must make use of every moment and nurture it with affection, tenderness, beauty, creativity, and laughter."
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"There are lives I can imagine without children but none of them have the same laughter & noise."
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"Sometimes crying or laughing are the only options left, and laughing feels better right now."
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"We will miss George for his sense of love, his sense of music and his sense of laughter."
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"There is a thin line that separates laughter and pain, comedy and tragedy, humor and hurt."
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"I remember thinking how often we look, but never see ... we listen, but never hear ... we exist, but never feel. We take our relationships for granted. A house is only a place. It has no life of its own. It needs human voices, activity and laughter to come alive."
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"What I know for sure is that you feel real joy in direct proportion to how connected you are to living your truth."
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"A thing derided is a thing dead; a laughing man is stronger than a suffering man."
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