Allen Klein Quotes

A little perspective, like a little humor, goes a long way.

Though snails are exceedingly slow,
There is one thing I'd like to know.
If I out run 'em round the yard,
How come they beat me to the chard?

When times get tough, at some point, people instinctively know they need to lighten up in order to get through it.

Advertisers also know that humor can help bond us to their product.

While most of us know that we feel better after a good hearty laugh, science, in many cases, is yet to prove why.

Any attempts at humor immediately after September 11th were deemed tasteless.

You may not be able to change a situation, but with humor you can change your attitude about it.

Humor can be one of our best survival tools.

Children remind us to treasure the smallest of gifts, even in the most difficult of times.

Humor does not diminish the pain - it makes the space around it get bigger.

I contend that not only can you laugh at adversity, but it is essential to do so if you are to deal with setbacks without defeat.

Like sheep that get lost nibbling away at the grass because they never look up, we often focus so much on ourselves and our problems that we get lost.

When we can find some humor in our upsets, they no longer seem as large or as important as they once did.

When you think about advertisements, it makes sense that they want to hold and retain our attention.

Throughout history, great leaders have known the power of humor.

Our attitudes are the crayons that color our world.

Research has shown that people who volunteer often live longer.

Sometimes it takes ten seconds to see some humor in your dilemmas, sometimes ten years.

Laughing is also good for your respiratory system.

The studies indicate that focusing our attention on someone else, takes our mind off of our own problems. We stay healthier and thereby live longer.

In every job, relationship, or life situation there is inevitably some turbulence. Learn to laugh at it. It is part of what you do and who you are.

Humor can alter any situation and help us cope at the very instant we are laughing.

Humor expands our limited picture frame and gets us to see more than just our problem.

There are no language barriers when you are smiling.

Laughter can help relieve tension in even the heaviest of matters.

To a child, often the box a toy came in is more appealing than the toy itself.

Humor can help you cope with the unbearable so that you can stay on the bright side of things until the bright side actually comes along.

When we are dealing with death we are constantly being dragged down by the event: Humor diverts our attention and lifts our sagging spirits.

Zen teaches that once we can open up to the inevitability of our demise, we can begin to transform that situation and lighten up about it.

Whether planned or not, humor takes our mind off of our troubles.

The lesson adults can learn here is that the world is filled with things for our enjoyment.

It has been said that 80% of what people learn is visual.

Now, a recent study from cardiologists at the University of Maryland, has shown that laughter may have a beneficial effect on the heart.

Kids can amuse themselves with almost anything.

No matter what has happened, you too have the power to enjoy yourself.

Laughter, and the broader category of humor, are key elements in helping us go on with our life after a loss.