"And when you're on your own there is that terrifying possibility that you may be the only person on the planet who thinks it's funny - and you have no way of finding out"
- Denis Norden
About this Quote
This quote talks to the worry of being alone in one's ideas and viewpoints. It recommends that when we are on our own, we may have concepts or opinions that no one else shares. This can be a frightening idea, as it indicates that we may be the only individual in the world who discovers something funny or fascinating. This quote highlights the problem of discovering if our ideas and opinions are shared by others, as we have no way of understanding for sure. It suggests that we may never know if our ideas and opinions are shared by others, and that we must be content with our own thoughts and opinions, even if they are not shared by anyone else. This quote encourages us to be confident in our own ideas and viewpoints, even if we are the only ones who believe they are funny or interesting.
This quote is written / told by Denis Norden somewhere between February 6, 1922 and today. He/she was a famous Writer from England.
The author also have 10 other quotes.
"Wonder if there is life on another planet? Let's suppose there is. Suppose further, that only one star in a trillion has a planet that could support life. If that were the case, then there would be at least 100 million planets that harbored life"
"It suddenly struck me that that tiny pea, pretty and blue, was the Earth. I put up my thumb and shut one eye, and my thumb blotted out the planet Earth. I didn't feel like a giant. I felt very, very small"
"Now, we put out a lot of carbon dioxide every year, over 26 billion tons. For each American, it's about 20 tons. For people in poor countries, it's less than one ton. It's an average of about five tons for everyone on the planet. And, somehow, we have to make changes that will bring that down to zero"
"I did not want to be a tree, a flower or a wave. In a dancer's body, we as audience must see ourselves, not the imitated behavior of everyday actions, not the phenomenon of nature, not exotic creatures from another planet, but something of the miracle that is a human being"
"We're looking at Earth science, observing our planet. Also space science, looking at the ozone in the atmosphere around our Earth. Also looking at life science. And on a human level, using ourselves as test subjects"
"All the things that human beings suffer from are how their environment treats them, and how the elements of their planet affects their mind and body - like radiation, cancer, and all"
