Phyllis Diller

Phyllis Diller

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The American comedian and actress Phyllis Diller is someone whose pithy observations have become part of everyday conversation. Celebrated for her eccentric stage persona, self-deprecating humor, wild hair and clothes, and exaggerated, cackling laugh, Phyllis Diller brought that same intensity to the written and spoken word. Discover 26 of Phyllis Diller's most memorable quotes, ranging across Funny, Time, Home, Beauty, and Anger. One standout: "A bachelor is a guy who never made the same mistake once."

“My cooking is so bad my kids thought Thanksgiving was to commemorate Pearl Harbor.”

— Phyllis Diller

Thanksgiving

All Quotes by Phyllis Diller

“Never go to bed mad. Stay up and fight.”

— Phyllis Diller

Anger

“Housework can't kill you, but why take a chance?”

— Phyllis Diller

Funny

“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 Diller

Teacher

“What I don't like about office Christmas parties is looking for a job the next day.”

— Phyllis Diller

Christmas

“Always be nice to your children because they are the ones who will choose your rest home.”

— Phyllis Diller

Home

“Best way to get rid of kitchen odors: Eat out.”

— Phyllis Diller

Best

“Whatever you may look like, marry a man your own age - as your beauty fades, so will his eyesight.”

— Phyllis Diller

Age

“There's so little money in my bank account, my scenic checks show a ghetto.”

— Phyllis Diller

Money

“A bachelor is a guy who never made the same mistake once.”

— Phyllis Diller

Men

“My recipe for dealing with anger and frustration: set the kitchen timer for twenty minutes, cry, rant, and rave, and at the sound of the bell, simmer down and go about business as usual.”

— Phyllis Diller

Anger

“It's a good thing that beauty is only skin deep, or I'd be rotten to the core.”

— Phyllis Diller

Beauty

“The reason women don't play football is because 11 of them would never wear the same outfit in public.”

— Phyllis Diller

Women

“My cooking is so bad my kids thought Thanksgiving was to commemorate Pearl Harbor.”

— Phyllis Diller

Thanksgiving

“Our dog died from licking our wedding picture.”

— Phyllis Diller

Wedding

“Most children threaten at times to run away from home. This is the only thing that keeps some parents going.”

— Phyllis Diller

Home

“Tranquilizers work only if you follow the advice on the bottle - keep away from children.”

— Phyllis Diller

Work

“Old age is when the liver spots show through your gloves.”

— Phyllis Diller

Age

“The only time I ever enjoyed ironing was the day I accidentally got gin in the steam iron.”

— Phyllis Diller

Funny

“Any time three New Yorkers get into a cab without an argument, a bank has just been robbed.”

— Phyllis Diller

Time

“A smile is a curve that sets everything straight.”

— Phyllis Diller

Smile