Eva Mendes

I'm definitely responsible for the image that I put out there. But it does become frustrating, because I don't want 'sexy' to be my defining characteristic. I'd love for my ambition and will and intellect and sense of humour to define me as well.

American Actress

Helena Christensen

Some designers retain a sense of humour about what they do, but others are deathly serious and have no life outside of it; they're lying awake night after night constructing dresses in their heads.

Danish Model

James Franco

I love to bring humour into my work. Because comedy is not a huge part of the art world. And big-business film takes itself very seriously.

American Actor

Yahoo Serious

While the eyes of the world will be on us let's show everyone that we have a great sense of humour.

Australian Director

Henry Allingham

Seeing the funny side of life is useful, and I've always had a sense of humour.

British Celebrity

Shawn Mendes

I feel very comfortable with the U.K. tone and humour and laid-back attitude.

Canadian Musician

Tamara Mellon

I'm always impressed by confidence, kindness and a sense of humour.

English Designer

Clare Balding

The most important quality in a partner is a sense of humour.

British Journalist

Parineeti Chopra

For me, I think humour is something important.

Indian Actress

French Artist

Different cultures may not share the same sense of humour.

Cultural Variance

Having good humour can show positivity and happiness.

Mood Indicator

Sharing a sense of humour can help form strong social connections.

Social Bonding

Some humour is specific to certain subjects or groups.

Subject Specific

Humour can depend on the situation or context.

Context Matters

Some humour includes references that may require cultural knowledge.

Cultural References

Humouring someone can sometimes come off as patronizing.

Condescension Risk

To humour someone doesn't mean you agree, just that you're going along with it.

Not Always Literal

People often humour others to avoid arguments or to keep peace.

Conflict Avoidance

Understanding the historical idea of humours can give insight into old literature.

Historical Context

The concept of bodily humours is obsolete in today's medical science.

Not Modern Medicine

 As a prominent scientist and lecturer, his authority influenced many young doctors of his time. But even then, it took another hundred years for an accurate description of blood flow to emerge, and two hundred more for the theory of the Four Humours to fade.

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 too old to be breeding now and we know the purple lioness was mating we don't know where she is i think she's the one that is missing and amber as well she's got a horrible track record of late so maybe it'll be up to the youngsters to help the uncle humors

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 which claimed that living things were unique because they were filled with a special substance, or energy, that was the essence of life. Whether it was called qi, lifeblood, or humors, the belief in such an essence was common throughout the world,

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 the human body and soul were controlled by four fluids, known as humors, and their balance directly influenced a person's health and temperament. Melancholia comes from melaina kole, the word for black bile, the humor believed to cause sadness.

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 helps us because the way that he was removing in the rate that he was moving he was going to move out of humour within the next ten minutes and so quite glad that he's decided to stop and to kind of find himself a bit of a bit of spot to sit

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 and now you said coat come off the eastern channel that I was using on Chitra and back on the northern Channel I had to use on humour now water Bucky is one of the animals we've already gotten our mammal challenge so let's go

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 that were previously completely misunderstood because the science hadn't been there before, epidemics of plague or typhus or leprosy, where the prevalent ideas were that there were bad people or bad humors or bad air,

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 and there was a lot of focus on ridding the body of impurities and sickness related to bad or imbalanced humors. Bloodletting, purging, fasting -- they were all well-regarded treatments. Today, the wellness industry

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 than any of the full Black Adder characters it is the blackest humour you'll ever see absolutely side-splitting stuff I think it says hookah mori

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 suddenly slapstick humour and clowning becomes international because the beginning of silent film that was a glorious heyday for clowning