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."

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

— Joan Rivers

Food

All Quotes by Joan Rivers

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

— Joan Rivers

God

“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

“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

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

— Joan Rivers

War

“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

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

— Joan Rivers

Funny

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

— Joan Rivers

Funny

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

— Joan Rivers

Fitness

“Don't tell your kids you had an easy birth or they won't respect you. For years I used to wake up my daughter and say, 'Melissa you ripped me to shreds. Now go back to sleep.'.”

— Joan Rivers

Respect

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

— Joan Rivers

Food

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

— Joan Rivers

Diet

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

— Joan Rivers

Beauty

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

— Joan Rivers

Business

“Thank God we're living in a country where the sky's the limit, the stores are open late and you can shop in bed thanks to television.”

— Joan Rivers

God

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

— Joan Rivers

History

“Never floss with a stranger.”

— Joan Rivers

Funny

“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

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

— Joan Rivers

God

“What are people going to do? Fire me? I've been fired before. Not book me? I've been out of work before. I don't care.”

— Joan Rivers

Work