I'm a Joke and So Are You: Reflections on Humour and Humanity
Robin Ince
Top 10 Best Quotes
“We want to be just wonky enough to be interesting, but not so wonky that our life is unbearable or painful.”
“Some people may harrumph and grumble, 'Generation Snowflake!', but what is the harm in trying to make an individual's life less stressful through a single simple action?”
“It is easy to fall into the trap of feeling that it is only through being miserable that you can be deep and meaningful.”
“Your imagination may start out as a windowbox of flowers, but it is up to you to turn it into a meadow.”
“When someone complains that you haven't created what they wanted, that's really not your problem. It is up to them to find the means and ideas to create what they think the world is missing. Sometimes, if you want it, then it's up to you to make it. Build it and they may not come, but at least you've built something.”
“There is a toxic satisfaction that can be found in whining about others while doing nothing yourself.”
“The length of time you have supposedly been getting away with the fakery doesn’t necessarily reduce the suspicion that you have of yourself as an impostor. We judge ourselves on the terms of our own inner monologue, and others by their outer appearance, which will never be an equal match. Everyone else looks so confident at the party, so are you the only one terrified of picking up a vol-au-vent, for fear the prawn filling will splurt down your top or you’ll have pastry-plastered teeth, just as a stranger decides to make conversation with you? Will your conversation be too polite? Or insufferably dull? Why is everyone else in the world vivacious, except you?”
“Similarly, an interest in cannibalism and wondering what human flesh tastes like is apparently not meant to be broached until at least a third invitation.”
“It’s easier to focus on being creative if you are not preoccupied with socialising with popular people. Sitting on the edge is a far better spot from which to observe than being hugged in the middle.”
“It is that which we cannot control which dominates us.”
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Book Keywords:
embarrassment, eccentricity, art, misery, imagination, deep, empathy, snowflake, political-correctness, anxiety, creating, criticism, control, meaning, humour, socialising, creativity, compassion
