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Comedy is tragedy revisited.
Phyllis DillerPhyllis Diller Christmas is a time when everybody wants his past forgotten and his present remembered.
Phyllis DillerPhyllis Diller Tranquilizers work only if you follow the advice on the bottle – keep away from children.
Phyllis DillerPhyllis Diller The best contraceptive for old people is nudity.
Phyllis DillerPhyllis Diller The only thing my husband and I have in common is that we were married on the same day.
Phyllis DillerPhyllis Diller Most children threaten at times to run away from home. This is the only thing that keeps some parents going.
Phyllis DillerPhyllis Diller You know you’re old if they have discontinued your blood type.
Phyllis DillerPhyllis Diller The reason women don’t play football is because 11 of them would never wear the same outfit in public.
Phyllis DillerPhyllis Diller 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.
Phyllis DillerPhyllis Diller My own laugh is the real thing and I’ve had it all my life.
Phyllis DillerPhyllis Diller Remember there is no way you can give the father custody of the children without getting a divorce.
Phyllis DillerPhyllis Diller I spent seven hours in a beauty shop… and that was for the estimate.
Phyllis DillerPhyllis Diller I was so wrinkled I could screw my hats on.
Phyllis DillerPhyllis Diller 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.
Phyllis DillerPhyllis Diller self-pity is better than none.
Phyllis DillerPhyllis Diller My mother hated me. Once she took me to an orphanage and told me to mingle
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From our community writers
And that is how time heals, not by erasing but by blurring all the memories.
VesmirVesmir Let me follow my dream. Let me follow my queen.
Moses AlexanderMoses Alexander Be kind to yourself, the way you would be to someone you love.
Courtney PeppernellCourtney Peppernell We need to surrender ourselves to the water before we can climb the spiral ladder.
Nikol MejdnNikol Mejdn You gave me the courage to rise but my darling robin why did you fly leaving me behind these four walls all alone?
Ophelia ScarlettOphelia Scarlett Giving up your dreams is easy, but ask yourself is it really easy to live without dreams?
Sania AbbasSania Abbas It’s funny how we say a person ‘made’ us when they actually broke us. Sort of like how I say ‘funny’ – but I actually mean sad.
Ranata SuzukiRanata Suzuki You can’t keep living backwards – Reminiscing on what was, And terrified to pursue What could be.
J.S BrownJ.S Brown
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Success is buried on the other side of frustration; unfortunately some people don’t do what it takes to get to the other side.
Bob ProctorBob Proctor Precious gems are profoundly buried in the earth and can only be extracted at the expense of great labor.
Anandamayi MaAnandamayi Ma Abu Dharr once described the people of the world, says, They breed what will they ultimately bury, they build what will eventually be destroy.
Abu Dharr Al GhifariAbu Dharr Al Ghifari I was of the opinion that the past is past, and like all that is not now it should remain buried along the side of our memories.
Jonathan Safran FoerJonathan Safran Foer There were things I wanted to tell him. But I knew they would hurt him. So I buried them, and let them hurt me.
Jonathan Safran FoerJonathan Safran Foer Why are you leaving me? He wrote, I do not know how to live. I do not know either but I am trying. I do not know how to try. There were some things I wanted to tell him. But I knew they would hurt him. So i buried them and let them hurt me
Jonathan Safran FoerJonathan Safran Foer A seed has to get buried in the soil for its real form as a plant to emerge. Only through modesty and humility can we grow. Pride and conceit will only destroy us. Live with the firm attitude, ‘I am everyone’s servant.’ Then the whole universe will bow down to us.
Mata AmritanandamayiMata Amritanandamayi Doctors bury their mistakes, but mine are still on scholarship.
Abe LemonsAbe Lemons