{"quotes":[{"text":"As a comedian, the more you commit the sin of stupidity, three essential things happen to your life:~people applaud you incessantly.~love you more than their parents.~give you a daily bread.","author":"Michael Bassey Johnson","tags":["applause","comedian","comedy","exaggeration","gag","humor","humorous","humour","lovesick","madness","michael-bassey-johnson","praise"],"id":53900,"author_id":"Michael+Bassey+Johnson"},{"text":"If heaven was created only for the most stupid clown, then Mr Bean could have been the only righteous man on earth.","author":"Michael Bassey Johnson","tags":["antics","clown","comic","funny","gag","heaven","humour","jester","michael-bassey-johnson","mr-bean","whiteman"],"id":92047,"author_id":"Michael+Bassey+Johnson"},{"text":"Don't look shy if you wear rag and people gag, many are in the grave wearing skeleton, and you should even be happier for wearing a skin without clothes.","author":"Michael Bassey Johnson","tags":["alive","apparel","appearance","be-happy","cheerfulness","clothe","complain","complaining","death","disgrace","encouragement","gag","happiness","looks","michael-bassey-johnson","never-give-up","satisfaction","self-awareness","self-image","shut-up","skeleton","skin","spooky","taunt"],"id":181804,"author_id":"Michael+Bassey+Johnson"},{"text":"I'm very depressed how in this country you can be told 'That's offensive' as though those two words constitute an argument.","author":"Christopher Hitchens","tags":["atheism","blasphemy","critical-thinking","debate","emotional","gag","logic","manipulation","political-correctness","religion","silence"],"id":466703,"author_id":"Christopher+Hitchens"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":4,"pages":1}}