Joan Rivers

Joan Rivers

23 quotes

Known primarily as an American entertainer, Joan Rivers also happens to be one of the most quotable figures in our collection. Celebrated for her blunt, often controversial comedic persona that was heavily self-deprecating and acerbic, especially towards celebrities and politicians, delivered in her signature New York accent, Joan Rivers brought that same intensity to the written and spoken word. Our collection holds 30 quotes from Joan Rivers, each offering a different angle on God, Funny, Work, History, and Good. Perhaps their most recognizable line: "I'm Jewish. I don't work out. If God had wanted us to bend over, He would have put diamonds on the floor."

“Comediennes are the lucky ones, because if you're funny, you can be 125 years old and they will still accept you.”

— Joan Rivers

Funny

All Quotes by Joan Rivers

“Don't follow any advice, no matter how good, until you feel as deeply in your spirit as you think in your mind that the counsel is wise.”

— Joan Rivers

Good

“If God wanted us to bend over he'd put diamonds on the floor.”

— Joan Rivers

Funny

“Never floss with a stranger.”

— Joan Rivers

Funny

“I think I'm in a business where you have to look good, and it's totally youth-oriented.”

— Joan Rivers

Business

“I'm Jewish. I don't work out. If God had wanted us to bend over, He would have put diamonds on the floor.”

— Joan Rivers

God

“Is Elizabeth Taylor fat? Her favorite food is seconds.”

— Joan Rivers

Food

“She doesn't understand the concept of Roman numerals. She thought we just fought in world war eleven.”

— Joan Rivers

War

“Comediennes are the lucky ones, because if you're funny, you can be 125 years old and they will still accept you.”

— Joan Rivers

Funny

“Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, today is God's gift, that's why we call it the present.”

— Joan Rivers

God

“I blame my mother for my poor sex life. All she told me was 'the man goes on top and the woman underneath.' For three years my husband and I slept in bunk beds.”

— Joan Rivers

Life

“Diets, like clothes, should be tailored to you.”

— Joan Rivers

Diet

“I knew I was an unwanted baby when I saw that my bath toys were a toaster and a radio.”

— Joan Rivers

Funny

“I enjoy life when things are happening. I don't care if it's good things or bad things. That means you're alive.”

— Joan Rivers

Good

“The first time I see a jogger smiling, I'll consider it.”

— Joan Rivers

Fitness

“People say that money is not the key to happiness, but I always figured if you have enough money, you can have a key made.”

— Joan Rivers

Happiness

“I hate housework! You make the beds, you do the dishes and six months later you have to start all over again.”

— Joan Rivers

Funny

“Yeah, I read history. But it doesn't make you nice. Hitler read history, too.”

— Joan Rivers

History

“The ideal beauty is a fugitive which is never found.”

— Joan Rivers

Beauty

“I don't excercise. If God had wanted me to bend over, he would have put diamonds on the floor.”

— Joan Rivers

God

“My best birth control now is just to leave the lights on.”

— Joan Rivers

Best