"If at first you don’t succeed, find out if the loser gets anything." ― William Lyon Phelps Topic(s): Funny More From William Lyon Phelps "A student never forgets an encouraging private word, when it is given with sincere respect and admiration." "If happiness truly consisted in physical ease and freedom from care, then the happiest individual would not be either a man or a woman; it would be, I think, an American cow." "Nature makes boys and girls lovely to look upon so they can be tolerated until they acquire some sense." More In Funny "Jim Carrey, a comic genius, has a harder time overcoming the public’s desire for him to be funny simply because he’s so good at it."― Ben Stiller "The misconception is that standup comics are always on. I don’t know any really funny comics that are annoying and constantly trying to be funny all the time."― Joe Rogan "I had everything I’d hoped for, but I wasn’t being myself. So I decided to be honest about who I was. It was strange: The people who loved me for being funny suddenly didn’t like me for being… me."― Ellen DeGeneres