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Bessie Smith: When my bed...

Bessie Smith: When my bed...

When my bed is empty,
Makes me feel awful mean and blue.
My springs are getting rusty,
Living single like I...

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Bessie Smith: It's a long...

Bessie Smith: It's a long...

It's a long old road, but I know I'm gonna find the end.

Source: Long OId Road,...

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George Carlin: I was a...

George Carlin: I was a...

I was a loner as a child. I had an imaginary friend -- I didn't bother with him.

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George Carlin: I went straight...

George Carlin: I went straight...

I went straight from shenanigans to crimes against humanity.

Source: In The...

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Harry Lauder: I love a...

Harry Lauder: I love a...

I love a lassie, a bonnie, bonnie lassie,
She's as pure as a lily in the dell.
She's as sweet as the...

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George Gobel: If it weren't...

George Gobel: If it weren't...

If it weren't for electricity, we'd all be watching television by candlelight.

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George Carlin: Well, if crime...

George Carlin: Well, if crime...

Well, if crime fighters fight crime and fire fighters fight fire, what do freedom fighters fight? They never mention...

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Steven Wright: If a word...

Steven Wright: If a word...

If a word in the dictionary were misspelled, how would we know?

Source: In The...

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Flip Wilson: Get well cards...

Flip Wilson: Get well cards...

Get well cards have become so humorous that if you don't get sick you're missing half the...

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George Burns: I smoke 10...

George Burns: I smoke 10...

I smoke 10 to 15 cigars a day, at my age I have to hold on to something.

Source:...

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George Burns: With the collapse...

George Burns: With the collapse...

With the collapse of vaudeville new talent has no place to stink.

Source: In...

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Joan Rivers: I hate housework!...

Joan Rivers: I hate housework!...

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

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Joan Rivers: Diets, like clothes,...

Joan Rivers: Diets, like clothes,...

Diets, like clothes, should be tailored to you.

Source: In Words of Women...

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Minnie Pearl: Show business is...

Minnie Pearl: Show business is...

Show business is made up of disappointments, and it's through life's disappointments that you...

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Gracie Allen: My husband will...

Gracie Allen: My husband will...

My husband will never chase another woman. He's too fine, too decent, too old. [said when George Burns was only 64. He...

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Rita Rudner: Most turkeys taste...

Rita Rudner: Most turkeys taste...

Most turkeys taste better the day after; my mother's tasted better the day before.

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Shirley Booth: Actors should be...

Shirley Booth: Actors should be...

Actors should be overheard, not listened to, and the audience is fifty percent of the...

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Anouk Aimee: You can only...

Anouk Aimee: You can only...

You can only perceive real beauty in a person as they get older.

Source: In The...

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Jacqueline Bisset: You need to...

Jacqueline Bisset: You need to...

You need to get in touch with your body ... do dance, movement, learn to be supple, or be someone who's coordinated,...

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Mae West: When it comes...

Mae West: When it comes...

When it comes to finances, remember that there are no withholding taxes on the wages of...

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