44 Quotes & Sayings By Rita Rudner

Born in Brooklyn, New York, Rita Rudner grew up in the Bronx. She is a graduate of Barnard College and Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. She is the former editorial director for "Reader's Digest" and "Family Circle Magazine," where she was responsible for launching the James Beard Foundation's "American Classics" series. Her many honors include being named one of the "100 Most Influential Jews in American History" by the Jerusalem Post Read more

Rudner is also a member of the National Endowment for the Arts Board of Directors, the American Society of Magazine Editors, and the Authors Guild Council.

I love to sleep. Do you? Isn't it great? It...
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I love to sleep. Do you? Isn't it great? It really is the best of both worlds. You get to be alive and unconscious. Rita Rudner
Someday I want to be rich. Some people get so...
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Someday I want to be rich. Some people get so rich they lose all respect for humanity. That's how rich I want to be. Rita Rudner
A good place to meet a man is at the...
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A good place to meet a man is at the dry cleaner. These men usually have jobs and bathe. Rita Rudner
Men forget everything women remember everything. That's why men need...
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Men forget everything women remember everything. That's why men need instant replay in sports. They've already forgotten what's happened. Rita Rudner
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I had the most boring office job in the world... I used to clean the windows on envelopes. Rita Rudner
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Men who have a pierced ear are better prepared for marriage - they've experienced pain and bought jewelry. Rita Rudner
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I love being married. It's so great to find that one special person you want to annoy for the rest of your life. Rita Rudner
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Men will now get up and walk with the baby in the middle of the night change its diapers and give it a bottle but in their heart of hearts they still think they shouldn't have to. Rita Rudner
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My husband and I are either going to buy a dog or have a child. We can't decide whether to ruin our carpet or ruin our lives. Rita Rudner
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I think men who have a pierced ear are better prepared for marriage. They've experienced pain and boughr jewelry. Rita Rudner
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When I eventually met Mr. Right I had no idea that his first name was Always. Rita Rudner
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Have children while your parents are still young enough to take care of them. Rita Rudner
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I burned sixty calories. That should take care of a peanut I had in 1962. Rita Rudner
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Men like cars women like clothes. Women only like cars because they take them to clothes. Rita Rudner
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Men don't get cellulite. God might just be a man. Rita Rudner
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Men would like monogamy better if it sounded less like monotony. Rita Rudner
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Her idea of a romantic setting is one that has a diamond in it. If you feel the need to marry a doctor I suggest a dermatologist. Good hours free Retin-A. Rita Rudner
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Men who drink herbal teas are seldom serial killers. Rita Rudner
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If you like easygoing monogamous men stay away from billionaires. Rita Rudner
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Most men are secretly still mad at their mothers for throwing away their comic books. They would be valuable now. Rita Rudner
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I wonder if other dogs think poodles are members of a weird religious cult. Rita Rudner
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Men in high levels of government seldom surf. Rita Rudner
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Most of the men sitting in first class on an airplane have really boring jobs. Rita Rudner
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All men look at Dr. Ruth and wonder how she has gained all that sexual experience. Rita Rudner
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Men are very confident people. Even a sixty-year-old man with no arms thinks he could play in the Super Bowl if he had to. Rita Rudner
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My father watched football with the sound off because he lived in fear of hearing the voice of Howard Cosell. Rita Rudner
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There are different kinds of humor, some is sarcastic, some introspective. Introspective fit my personality better. Rita Rudner
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Before I met my husband, I'd never fallen in love. I'd stepped in it a few times. Rita Rudner
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I want to have children, but my friends scare me. One of my friends told me she was in labor for 36 hours. I don't even want to do anything that feels good for 36 hours. Rita Rudner
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I love to shop after a bad relationship. I don't know. I buy a new outfit and it makes me feel better. It just does. Sometimes I see a really great outfit, I'll break up with someone on purpose. Rita Rudner
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Stand-up is my favorite thing I've ever done. There's so much independence. Rita Rudner
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Some women hold up dresses that are so ugly and they always say the same thing: 'This looks much better on.' On what? On fire? Rita Rudner
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We've begun to long for the pitter-patter of little feet - so we bought a dog. Well, it's cheaper, and you get more feet. Rita Rudner
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I was going to have cosmetic surgery until I noticed that the doctor's office was full of portraits by Picasso. Rita Rudner
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It's so great to find that one special person you want to annoy for the rest of your life. Rita Rudner
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I had the worst birthday party ever when I was a child because my parents hired a pony to give rides. And these ponies are never in good health. But this one dropped dead. It just wasn't much fun after that. One kid would sit on him and the rest of us would drag him around. Rita Rudner
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I think men who have a pierced ear are better prepared for marriage. They've experienced pain and bought jewelry. Rita Rudner
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In Hollywood a marriage is a success if it outlasts milk. Rita Rudner
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I was a vegetarian until I started leaning toward the sunlight. Rita Rudner
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My boyfriend and I broke up. He wanted to get married and I didn't want him to. Rita Rudner
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Whenever I date a guy, I think, 'Is this the man I want my children to spend their weekends with?' Rita Rudner
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To attract men, I wear a perfume called 'New Car Interior.' Rita Rudner
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Some people think having large breasts makes a woman stupid. Actually, it's quite the opposite: a woman having large breasts makes men stupid. Rita Rudner