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Hilarious Quips From Celebrities Who Aren’t Comedians

Celebrities — they’re just like us! Just because someone is successful and famous doesn’t mean they don’t slip up from time to time, blurting out some unintentionally funny phrase or making a highly publicized gaffe. (Who could forget “Adele Dazeem”?)

On the other hand, even those famous figures who appear very serious and buttoned-up have been known to purposely crack some pretty hilarious jokes on occasion. What’s life without a little laughter, after all?

Whether on accident or on purpose, there’s something refreshingly humanizing about celebrities showing off their personalities and making us laugh in the process. It’s a reminder that no matter how different our stations in life may be, humor is a common bond that unites us all.

Below, we’ve rounded up 13 laugh-out-loud quotes from famous people who are not comedians. Consider them a pick-me-up for the next time you have a rough day or could simply use a little chuckle.

Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or no influence in society.
Mark Twain

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He’s always asking: “Is that new? I haven’t seen that before.” It’s like, “Why don’t you mind your own business? Solve world hunger. Get out of my closet.”
Michelle Obama about husband Barack Obama

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Smoking can kill you. And if you've been killed you've lost a very important part of your life.
Brooke Shields

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I’m an emotional gangster. I cry once a month.
Cardi B

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I definitely want Brooklyn to be christened, but I don’t know into what religion yet.
David Beckham about son Brooklyn Beckham

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Had to dye my hair for a film. Keep getting spooked when I pass reflective surfaces. Now I know how puppies feel.
Anna Kendrick

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All the good music’s already been written by people with wigs and stuff on.
Frank Zappa

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Being a father is the single greatest feeling on earth. Not including those wonderful years I spent without a child, of course.
Ryan Reynolds

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I cannot go anywhere in the world without being recognized. It is not enough for me to wear dark sunglasses and a wig. The wheelchair gives me away.
Stephen Hawking

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If you’re not yelling at your kids, you’re not spending enough time with them.
Reese Witherspoon

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The difference between reality and fiction? Fiction has to make sense.
Tom Clancy

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Holding your pee is no way to live life.
Kendall Jenner

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And now the sequence of events, in no particular order.
Dan Rather

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Featured image credit: Romano Cagnoni/RETIRED/ Hulton Archive via Getty Images

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