“This I conceive to be the chemical function of humor: to change the character of our thought.”– Lin Yutang Related Quotes “I want to be taken seriously as the type of musician that plays stuff like an electric rake. I mean, how seriously do you take someone like Spike Jones? They take him pretty seriously – a really good musician who made a great contribution in terms of humor, which is part of what I try to do too.”– Eugene Chadbourne “When humor goes, there goes civilization.”– Erma Bombeck “I think I’ve learned that if you want to be successful, you have to tell your story honestly and from your heart – and I think a healthy sense of humor doesn’t hurt either.”– Dorothea Benton Frank