My husband always felt that a marriage and career don’t mix. That’s why he’s never worked.
PHYLLIS DILLERHousework can’t kill you, but why take a chance?
More Phyllis Diller Quotes
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I was the world’s ugliest baby. I have photos of my folks leaving the hospital with sacks over their heads… I asked my mother how to turn off the electric fan. She said ‘Grab the blade!
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Tranquilizers work only if you follow the advice on the bottle – keep away from children.
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I was in a beauty contest once. I not only came in last, I was hit in the mouth by Miss Congeniality.
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I’ve tried Buddhism, Scientology, Numerology, Transcendental Meditation, Qabbala, t’ai chi, feng shui and Deepak Chopra but I find straight gin works best.
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If you don’t have wrinkles, you haven’t laughed enough.
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I always wondered how I could tell when the right one came along – but it was easy. He was the only one that came along.
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It’s true Fang and I fight, but we’ve never gone to bed mad. Of course, one year we were up for three months.
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We spend the first twelve months of our children’s lives teaching them to walk and talk and the next twelve telling them to sit down and shut up.
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I don’t know how you feel about old age… but in my case I didn’t even see it coming. It hit me from the rear.
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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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I asked my hairdresser what would look good on me. She says a Los Angeles Rams football helmet.
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It would seem that something which means poverty, disorder and violence every single day should be avoided entirely, but the desire to beget children is a natural urge.
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I’m eighteen years behind in my ironing. There’s no use doing it now, it doesn’t fit anybody I know.
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The doctor looked my body over. I said: Is there any hope? He said: Yes. Reincarnation.
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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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