There are no language barriers when you are smiling.

The tragedy of September 11th was so sudden, so enormous, and so horrendous, both in terms of lives lost and global consequences, that this country and the world went into immediate and prolonged shock.

Whether planned or not, humor takes our mind off of our troubles.

Like sheep that get lost nibbling away at the grass because they never look up, we often focus so much on ourselves and our problems that we get lost.

Throughout history, great leaders have known the power of humor.

When we can find some humor in our upsets, they no longer seem as large or as important as they once did.

Any attempts at humor immediately after September 11th were deemed tasteless.