"It is the ability to take a joke, not make one, that proves you have a sense of humor." ― Max Eastman Topic(s): Humor More From Max Eastman "The worst enemy of human hope is not brute facts, but men of brains who will not face them." "A smile is the universal welcome." "It is art that makes life, makes interest, makes importance and I know of no substitute whatever for the force and beauty of its process." More In Humor "All my jobs have been with food in one way or another since 1948. My parents were in the hotel business, and I just loved the warm hearted people who worked so hard with such good humor."― Graham Kerr "A sense of humor is a major defense against minor troubles."― Mignon McLaughlin "Humor distorts nothing, and only false gods are laughed off their earthly pedestals."― Agnes Repplier