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Maybe I’m old-fashioned, but I believe when a woman enters a room, men should stand up – and gay men should stand up at least halfway.
Joan RiversJoan Rivers I have a million dollar figure but it’s all loose change.
Joan RiversJoan Rivers Old age is always ten years more than we are.
Joan RiversJoan Rivers Happiness, at my age, is breathing
Joan RiversJoan Rivers There are many self-help books by Ph.D.s, but I hold a different degree: an I.B.T.I.A.-I’ve Been Through It All. This degree comes not on parchment but gauze, and it entitles me to tell you that there is a way to get through any misfortune.
Joan RiversJoan Rivers You know you’re getting old when work is a lot less fun and fun is a lot more work.
Joan RiversJoan Rivers Bo Derek turned down the role of Helen Keller because she couldn’t remember the lines.
Joan RiversJoan Rivers I have flabby thighs, but fortunately my stomach covers them.
Joan RiversJoan Rivers Florida wants to change the state’s motto to attract younger people. They’re thinking about: More than just a great place to die.
Joan RiversJoan Rivers Keep moving. It’s hard for old age to hit a moving target.
Joan RiversJoan Rivers The fashion magazines are suggesting that women wear clothes that are ‘age appropriate.’ For me that would be a shroud.
Joan RiversJoan Rivers Grandchildren can be annoying – how many times can you go: “And the cow goes moo and the pig goes oink”? It’s like talking to a supermodel.
Joan RiversJoan Rivers When you can laugh at yourself no one can ever make a fool of you.
Joan RiversJoan Rivers I was dating a transvestite, and my mother said, “Marry him, you’ll double your wardrobe.”
Joan RiversJoan Rivers Nothing is yours permanently so you better enjoy it while it’s happening.
Joan RiversJoan Rivers Here’s a Thanksgiving tip. Generally, your turkey is not cooked enough if it passes you the cranberry sauce.
Joan RiversJoan Rivers
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Melody LeeMelody Lee Oh moonlight, continue to shine on me. As you light up the sky, maybe some peace will come to me.
ShamaShama Stop counting the reasons why they should be loved and start counting the many reasons why you are the one who is worth loving.
Ayaka HaseAyaka Hase Sure, there are oceans and seas and magnificent things – but none of them are you.
L.T. PhoenixL.T. Phoenix I wish you the wildest of dreams.
Kate WestKate West The way you look at me, The way you make me feel whole, The way you make me feel safe, thats poetry to me.
Barbara GianquittoBarbara Gianquitto You cannot leave and have me too I cannot exist in two places at once-when you ask if we can still be friends.
Rupi KaurRupi Kaur Live to be happy not to impress.
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Mary WollstonecraftMary Wollstonecraft To catch a husband is an art; to hold him is a job.
Simone de BeauvoirSimone de Beauvoir Sometimes, behind a successful woman, there is a strong man.
Lily DiazLily Diaz The relationship between husband and wife should be one of closest friends.
B. R. AmbedkarB. R. Ambedkar Only one regret coming out of the first year of marriage: that I didn’t meet and marry my husband sooner.
Candace OwensCandace Owens Husbands are chiefly good as lovers when they are betraying their wives.
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