From the plush, caramel-colored couch facing them, Patterson, who is a trim 62 with a habitual slouch and laconic manner well suited to his dry sense of humor, acted as creative director, a familiar role from his years in advertising.
For all that, his captors betrayed glimpses of humanity, even humor: small acts of kindness; quirky after-dinner games; shared confidences and reminiscences.
Ruth will always be remembered for her warm, generous hospitality, sense of humor, and countless acts of loving kindness.
He was known for irreverent humor and extravagant acts of kindness, including saving a fallen sparrow on Sixth Avenue in 2003, captured in a front-page Times photo showing him balanced precariously on a utility pole returning the chick to its nest.
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W. S. Gilbert and George Bernard Shaw taught Yip Harburg, democratic socialist, sworn challenger of all tyranny against the people, that "humor is an act of courage" and dissent.
Rita Rudner -- I stay away from political humor in my act because the news changes every day.
Apatow said there is a little political humor in his act, but that people can't "normalize what's happening" from the White House, and that it's "so outrageous, so criminal and corrupt" that he feels it's important to say it over and over again.
Inger has found that keeping a sense of humor in tough times acts almost like a "curtain in her brain," protecting her from negativity - her own and that of those around her - and allowing her to keep her focus on how to address the situation.
