Joan Rivers Quotes

I've never thought of it consciously... I say exactly what I think, and very often it's totally politically incorrect. I get, always, chastised for it. So it's not shtick. But I think I'm the one who says, 'The emperor has no clothes.'

Joan Rivers

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: comedian
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: June 8, 1933 - September 4, 2014

Topics

ThinkThoughtClothesSayNeverGet

I have proudly spent several periods in government, but I'm not a career politician. I come from a family of 'citizen soldiers.'

Jim Webb

FamilyGovernmentCareerCitizen

Emigration, forced or chosen, across national frontiers or from village to metropolis, is the quintessential experience of our time.

John Berger

TimeExperienceVillageChosenOur

I'm very big into just feeling good and doing what I want; I'm not very calculated or thoughtful about my moves.

Jen Kirkman

GoodFeeling GoodDoingThoughtful

In other words, unlike some people with new theories, we will go out, we'll go into a school and we get products and the products are evaluated, whether it's by teachers or others. The scores are quantified and then we compare performances.

Robert Sternberg

WordsSchoolPeopleGoNewWill

You don't need the world to understand you. It's fine. Some people will never really understand things they haven't experienced. Some will. Be grateful.

Matt Haig

GratefulPeopleWorldYouUnderstand

I have my friends who like me because I'm me and not because I'm in films, and that's really important to me. They tell me, 'You look terrible; don't wear that,' or 'That joke wasn't funny,' and that's really important: they keep me grounded.

Angourie Rice

FunnyMeFriendsYouLookImportant

You should make an effort on stage because it's a performance. The stage should be glittery and camp, but I don't go down the shops in full stage gear.

Sophie Ellis-Bextor

EffortPerformanceYouDownGoFull

I like bad boys... not really bad, but men with an edge... they should be clean but have that streak.

Sonam Kapoor

MenBadEdgeCleanLikeStreak

Passover takes place in the home rather than the synagogue and centers around an epic meal - the seder - so you remember Passover as storytelling, you remember it in food, and you remember it in the family.

Simon Schama

FamilyHomeFoodRememberYouPlace

I ain't go on media and spazz. That's what crash dummies do. That ain't what I do.

Shy Glizzy

MediaGoCrash

I make paintings, try to get others to look at them and hopefully buy them.

Mike Thompson

LookTryOthersBuyGetMake

Almost anything makes me laugh, especially jokes at my own expense. And I will never, ever admit to being ticklish anywhere.

Judd Nelson

MeLaughAdmitWillMy OwnNever

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