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."

“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

All Quotes by Joan Rivers

“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

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

— Joan Rivers

Diet

“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

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

— Joan Rivers

War

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

— Joan Rivers

Food

“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

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

— 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

“Never floss with a stranger.”

— Joan Rivers

Funny

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

— Joan Rivers

Beauty

“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

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

— Joan Rivers

God

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

— Joan Rivers

God

“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

“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

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

— Joan Rivers

Fitness

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

— Joan Rivers

History

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

— Joan Rivers

Best

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

— Joan Rivers

Funny