A clown is like aspirin, only he works twice as fast. ~ Groucho Marx
A clown sees life simply, without complications. ~ George Bishop
A clown’s makeup and character, that’s all he has to sell, He loves and believes in that character. ~ Emmett Kelly
A hungry clown is half mad. ~ French Proverb
All the world loves a clown. ~ Cole Porter
Being a funny person does an awful lot of things to you. You feel that you mustn’t get serious with people. They don’t expect it from you, and they don’t want to see it. You’re not entitled to be serious, you’re a clown, and they only want you to make them laugh. ~ anny Brice
By blood a king, in heart a clown. ~ Lord Alfred Tennyson
Clowns wear a face that’s painted intentionally on them so they appear to be happy or sad. What kind of mask are you wearing today? ~ Author Unknown
Dare to wear the foolish clown face. ~ Frank Sinatra
Give a clown your finger, and he will take your hand. ~ George Herbert
I remain just one thing, and one thing only–and that is a clown. It places me on a far higher plane than any politician. ~ Charlie Chaplin
I see myself as an intelligent, sensitive human, with the soul of a clown which forces me to blow it at the most important moments. ~ Jim Morrison
I’m funny how? I mean funny like I’m a clown, like I amuse you? I make you laugh, like I’m here to fuckin’ amuse you? LESS ~ Nicholas Pileggi
Making eye contact with adults while dressed as a clown is risky. ~ Doug Coupland
Never contend with one that is foolish, proud, positive, testy, or with a superior, or a clown, in matter of argument. ~ Thomas Fuller
No fine clothes can hide the clown. ~ French Proverb
Writers are a little below the clowns and a little above the trained seals. ~ John Steinbeck
You know lots of criticism is written by characters who are very academic and think it is a sign you are worthless if you make jokes or kid or even clown. I wouldn’t kid Our Lord if he was on the cross. But I would attempt a joke with him if I ran into him chasing the money changers out of the temple. ~ Ernest Hemingway
