"Most of the gaffes I’ve made have not been funny – they’ve been stupid." ― Jim Lehrer Topic(s): Funny More From Jim Lehrer "We have increasingly fewer and fewer journalists who have any military experience and understand what life is like in the military and in combat." "My Marine experience helped shape who I am now personally and professionally, and I am grateful for that on an almost daily basis." "I’m in the civil discourse business. I think it takes all kinds. And more power to everybody." More In Funny "I’m not a believer in the pratfall. I don’t think it’s funny just to have someone fall down."― Harold Ramis "I actually find novels that are determined to be funny at every turn quite oppressive."― Ian Mcewan "It is funny the two things most men are proudest of is the thing that any man can do and doing does in the same way, that is being drunk and being the father of their son."― Gertrude Stein