Better laid than never.
JOAN RIVERS
JOAN RIVERS
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Life is a movie, and you’re the star. Give it a happy ending.
Joan RiversJoan Rivers In life the only thing that you can expect is the unexpected; the only surprise is a day that has none.
Joan RiversJoan Rivers A female salmon lays three thousand eggs a year – and has yet to receive a Mother’s Day card from one of them.
Joan RiversJoan Rivers I said Justin Bieber looked like a little lesbian — and I stand by it: He’s the daughter Cher wishes she’d had.
Joan RiversJoan Rivers 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
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Divya khandalDivya khandal And I refuse to apologize until the very end for the way that I feel – my feelings are valid too.
Carmen AmadosCarmen Amados Contemplate your own mortality daily, then see how much we must change.
Chris AllchinChris Allchin Poetry is the voice of the soul and the inspiration of the heart.
Teresa PeresTeresa Peres We parted sadly, like children in the street on a pleasant june afternoon.
Iestyn TudorIestyn Tudor And what shall I call you? Yours. In this life, the ones before, and all others thereafter.
Alexandra MichelleAlexandra Michelle If I could go back to a time I’d be with you. And I’d thank you again for almost being the healing to my heart.
Aimee C. HoveyAimee C. Hovey I was a living breathing nightmare and he was my favorite dream catcher.
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Kamilla TolnoKamilla Tolno I always think it’s better to be not taking drugs or drinking or anything. That’s not saying I’ve never done it because I have. But I sort of learned I think after a while there has been – it didn’t take me that long to realize that it wasn’t a good thing.
Mick JaggerMick Jagger There is clearly much left to be done, and whatever else we are going to do, we had better get on with it.
Rosalynn CarterRosalynn Carter Traditionally, the sample is always better than the stock you deliver to the store.
Calvin KleinCalvin Klein It’s better to be in the arena, getting stomped by the bull, than to be up in the stands or out in the parking lot.
Steven PressfieldSteven Pressfield Levi’s can produce many more Western jeans than we can and make them at a better price.
Calvin KleinCalvin Klein Do what you can to show you care about other people, and you will make our world a better place.
Rosalynn CarterRosalynn Carter Some strive to make themselves great. Others help others see and find their own greatness. It’s the latter who really enrich the world we live in
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