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!
PHYLLIS DILLERThe only time I ever enjoyed ironing was the day I accidentally got gin in the steam iron.
More Phyllis Diller Quotes
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… if they [your children] write their names in the dust on the furniture, don’t let them put the year.
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I am descended from a very long line my mother once foolishly listened to.
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Do not taste food while you’re cooking. You may lose your nerve to serve it.
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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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My mother hated me. Once she took me to an orphanage and told me to mingle
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My mother-in-law had a pain beneath her left breast. Turned out to be a trick knee.
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If your house is really a mess and a stranger comes to the door greet him with, ‘Who could have done this? We have no enemies!’
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Life is a do-it-yourself kit, so do it yourself. Work. Practice.
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self-pity is better than none.
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Aim high, and you won’t shoot your foot off.
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Best way to get rid of kitchen odors: Eat out.
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When I go to the beach, even the tide won’t come in.
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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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They just elected me Mis Phonograph Record of 1966. They discovered my measurements were 33 1/2, 45, 78!
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Every time I go near the stove, the dog howls.
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