Funny Quotes about Life Lessons

Inspirational speakers, comedians, and entertainers are remembered for their funny quotes about life’s lessons.

Laughter is one of those things that no one can take away from you. Laughter can get you through hard times, immortalize memories, and bring you closer to others. I’ve created a list of some of my favorite funny quotes about life lessons.

Zig Ziglar

One of my favorite motivational speakers is Zig Ziglar. I had the opportunity to see him at a Get Motivated seminar back in 2008. The office I was working in sponsored the full day event, which featured other speakers as well in time management, investing, entrepreneurship, sales training, and a football head coach.

Ziglar later worked as a salesman in a succession of companies. In 1968, he became a vice president and training director for the Automotive Performance company, moving to Dallas, Texas.

Here are a few of my favorite Funny Quotes about Life Lessons from Zig Ziglar:

“Lack of direction, not lack of time, is the problem. We all have twenty-four hour days.”
― Zig Ziglar

“You don’t have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great. ”
― Zig Ziglar

“There are no traffic jams on the extra mile.”
― Zig Ziglar

“There is no elevator to success…you have to take the stairs.”
― Zig Ziglar

“Anything worth doing is worth doing poorly until you learn to do it well.”
― Zig Ziglar

For more great Zig Ziglar quotes, visit his website.

Bill Cosby

Bill Cosby is a household name. Kids, parents, and grandparents know who he is. I remember him from The Cosby Show and Fat Albert. My husband and I still watch his movies like Uptown Saturday night. My five year-old and 12 year-old can enjoy the Fat Albert movies and cartoons. It’s all around family fun.

Here are a few of my favorite Funny Quotes about Life Lessons from Bill Cosby:

“I don’t know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody.”
-Bill Cosby

“A word to the wise ain’t necessary – it’s the stupid ones that need the advice.”
-Bill Cosby

“Through humor, you can soften some of the worst blows that life delivers. And once you find laughter, no matter how painful your situation might be, you can survive it.”
-Bill Cosby

“Every closed eye is not sleeping, and every open eye is not seeing.”
-Bill Cosby

“Women don’t want to hear what you think. Women want to hear what they think – in a deeper voice.”
-Bill Cosby

For more great Bill Cosby quotes, visit Brainy Quote.

Sammy Davis, Jr.

Sammy Davis, Jr. was an American entertainer. Primarily a dancer and singer, he was also an actor of stage and screen, musician, and impressionist, noted for his impersonations of actors, musicians and other celebrities. He is well known for others’ comedic portrayals of him.

Here are a few of my favorite Funny Quotes about Life Lessons from Sammy Davis, Jr.:

“I had more clothes than I had closets, more cars than garage space, but no money.”
-Sammy Davis, Jr.

“I go to temple a lot less than I would like because when I do, people still look at me as if they think it’s a publicity stunt.”
-Sammy Davis, Jr.

“You can be in this business 50 years and still not know anything about it.”
-Sammy Davis, Jr.

“Ten million dollars after I’d become a star I was deeply in debt.”
-Sammy Davis, Jr.

“Part of show business is magic. You don’t know how it happens.”
-Sammy Davis, Jr.

For more funny Sammy Davis, Jr. quotes, visit Brainy Quote.

What other funny quotes about life’s lessons have stuck with you?