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Moms Mabley
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“A woman's a woman until the day she dies, but a man's only a man as long as he can.”
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“Honey, that Totie Fields is one well-fed white woman. When that gal sits around the house, she sits around the house!”
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“He was so ugly, honest to goodness, he hurt my feelings.”
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“[On old age:] You wake up one morning and you got it.”
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“They say you shouldn't say nothing about the dead unless it's good. He's dead. Good.”
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“[On teaching children how to cross the street:] Damn the lights. Watch the cars. The lights ain't never killed nobody.”
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“[On turning down an invitation to appear for four minutes on the Ed Sullivan Show:] Honey, it takes Moms four minutes just to get on the stage.”
Moms Mabley, U.S. comedian
(1894 - 1975)
Name: Jackie “Moms” Mabley was born Loretta Mary Aiken.