“I have discovered in my own life that if I get caught in the darkness, and I do – that I have to find a way to let the light in. And that is exactly what humor does. It is that window that I open up in the darkness of my life.” – Dan Hurst, Minister

 “I think you feel when you have something so life threatening and serious that it’s somehow, not caring to laugh or so inappropriate. But, indeed it is just the opposite. It is that pressure release.”- Patty RuleHer baby girl died 8 hours after being born. Four years later her only son, David (18 years-old) developed a malignant brain tumor. David survived that brain tumor and a second tumor a few years later. 

“Just for a second there, the tragedy was stripped off.” – Lt. Joe Huber New York City Firefighter – Joe explaining how a small laugh helped on the pile at Ground Zero. 

“My family was totally destroyed. My father died in a concentration camp. My Mother, sister and brother all died in the gas chambers. When I learned this after the war, I had to live with that memory. And then I had to use humor to try and overcome this memory. Which, I never did. So, even today, humor does help me to survive.” – Jack Mandelbaum – Holocaust Survivor