Phyllis Diller quotes page 1

1917-2012, American comedienne

If your house is really a mess and a stranger comes to the door, greet them with, "Who
could have done this? We have no enemies."
Phyllis Diller

Never go to bed mad. Stay up and fight.
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I want my children to have all the things I couldn't afford. Then I want to move in with them.
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Women want men, careers, money, children, friends, luxury, comfort, independence, freedom,
respect, love, and a three-dollar pantyhose that won't run.
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Always be nice to your children because they are the ones who will choose your rest home.
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If it weren't for baseball, many kids wouldn't know what a millionaire looked like.
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We spend the first 12 months of our children's lives teaching them to walk and talk and the
next 12 months teaching them to sit down and shut up.
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Housework won't kill you, but then again, why take the chance?
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Cleaning your house while your kids are still growing is like shoveling the sidewalk before it
stops snowing.
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A smile is a curve that sets everything straight.
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I've been asked to say a couple of words about my husband, Fang. How about short and
cheap?
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I admit, I have a tremendous sex drive. My boyfriend lives forty miles away.
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My eight-year-old bought a bicycle with the money he saved by not smoking.
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Best way to get rid of kitchen odors: Eat out.
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Whatever you may look like, marry a man your own age - as your beauty fades, so will his
eyesight.
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You know you're old if your walker has an airbag.
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I asked the waiter, "Is this milk fresh?" He said, "Lady, three hours ago it was grass."
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I'm the only woman who can walk in Central Park at night - and reduce the crime rate.
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Most children threaten at times to run away from home. This is the only thing that keeps
some parents going.
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Fang drops so much food on his ties we keep them in the refrigerator.
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I'm at the age where my back goes out more than I do.
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Actually, I comb my hair quite often. Of course, I use an electric toothbrush.
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Like all good ruins, I look better by moonlight.
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By far the most common craving of pregnant women is not to be pregnant.
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A passport picture is a photo of a man that he can laugh at without realizing that it looks
exactly the way his friends see him.
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Health is what my friends are always drinking to before they fall down.
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I asked my hairdresser what would look good on me. She says a Los Angeles Rams football
helmet.
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Fang took the entire family out for coffee and donuts the other night. The kids enjoyed it. It
was the first time they'd ever given blood.
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Fang and I are always fighting. When we get up in the morning, we don't kiss; we touch
gloves.
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The only parts left of my original body are my elbows.
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My husband always felt that a marriage and career don't mix. That's why he's never worked.
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