Rodney Dangerfield

Rodney Dangerfield

28 quotes

American stand-up comedian Rodney Dangerfield has a gift for language that makes complex ideas feel instantly clear. Their reputation for his self-deprecating one-liner humor, his catchphrase "I don't get no respect!", and his monologues on that theme lends every quote an extra layer of authority. Browse 34 quotes by Rodney Dangerfield that cover ground from Time, Pet, Marriage, Funny, and Respect. A favorite of many readers: "Yeah, I know I'm ugly... I said to a bartender, 'Make me a zombie.' He said 'God beat me to it.'"

“It's tough to stay married. My wife kisses the dog on the lips, yet she won't drink from my glass.”

— Rodney Dangerfield

Marriage

All Quotes by Rodney Dangerfield

“Yeah, I know I'm ugly... I said to a bartender, 'Make me a zombie.' He said 'God beat me to it.'”

— Rodney Dangerfield

God

“It's tough to stay married. My wife kisses the dog on the lips, yet she won't drink from my glass.”

— Rodney Dangerfield

Marriage

“Men who do things without being told draw the most wages.”

— Rodney Dangerfield

Men

“When I was born I was so ugly the doctor slapped my mother.”

— Rodney Dangerfield

Medical

“My wife's jealousy is getting ridiculous. The other day she looked at my calendar and wanted to know who May was.”

— Rodney Dangerfield

Jealousy

“I found there was only one way to look thin: hang out with fat people.”

— Rodney Dangerfield

Funny

“I looked up my family tree and found three dogs using it.”

— Rodney Dangerfield

Family

“My mother had morning sickness after I was born.”

— Rodney Dangerfield

Morning

“This morning when I put on my underwear I could hear the fruit-of-the-loom guys laughing at me.”

— Rodney Dangerfield

Morning

“I went to a fight the other night, and a hockey game broke out.”

— Rodney Dangerfield

Sports

“I haven't spoken to my wife in years. I didn't want to interrupt her.”

— Rodney Dangerfield

Funny

“I drink too much. The last time I gave a urine sample it had an olive in it.”

— Rodney Dangerfield

Time

“My wife met me at the door the other night in a sexy negligee. Unfortunately, she was just coming home.”

— Rodney Dangerfield

Home

“I get no respect. The way my luck is running, if I was a politician I would be honest.”

— Rodney Dangerfield

Respect

“A girl phoned me the other day and said... 'Come on over, there's nobody home.' I went over. Nobody was home.”

— Rodney Dangerfield

Home

“I'm at the age where food has taken the place of sex in my life. In fact, I've just had a mirror put over my kitchen table.”

— Rodney Dangerfield

Age

“My marriage is on the rocks again, yeah, my wife just broke up with her boyfriend.”

— Rodney Dangerfield

Marriage

“What a dog I got, his favorite bone is in my arm.”

— Rodney Dangerfield

Pet

“I looked up my family tree and found out I was the sap.”

— Rodney Dangerfield

Family

“At twenty a man is full of fight and hope. He wants to reform the world. When he is seventy he still wants to reform the world, but he know he can't.”

— Rodney Dangerfield

Hope