Moms Mabley Professions : Comedian Born : March 19, 1894 Died : May 23, 1975 Browse All Authors Top 16 quotes by Moms Mabley Love is like playing checkers. You have to know which man to move. Moms Mabley inspiration love moving Advice to children crossing the street: damn the lights. Watch the cars. The lights ain't never killed nobody. Moms Mabley car light children Ain't nothin' an ol' man can do but bring me a message from a young one. Moms Mabley messages young men Anytime you see me with my arms around an old man, I'm holding him for the police. Moms Mabley arms police men It's no disgrace to be old. But damn if it isn't inconvenient. Moms Mabley disgrace damn ifs My husband was so ugly, he used to stand outside the doctor’s office and make people sick. Moms Mabley doctors husband people Black women, white women- all of them. I'm colorblind. I don't know the difference. I only know you're a human being and you're my children. Moms Mabley differences white children A woman is a woman until the day she dies, but a man's man only as long as he can Moms Mabley maturity men long The teenagers aren't all bad. I love 'em if nobody else does. There ain't nothing wrong with young people. Jus' quit lyin' to 'em. Moms Mabley teenager doe people I don't want nothing old but some old money. Buy me some young ideas. That's what I'm gonna do with it. Moms Mabley young want ideas If you don't want your children to know the truth about life don't send 'em to the theater to see Moms 'cause I'm gonna tell them THE TRUTH, hear? Moms Mabley ems mom children [On old age:] You wake up one morning and you got it. Moms Mabley wake-up age morning Use those brains that God put in your head. Moms Mabley use brain You know Moms has been accused of liking young men, and I'm guilty. Moms Mabley guilty mom men Honey, that Totie Fields is one well-fed white woman. When that gal sits around the house, she sits around the house! Moms Mabley weight white house [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 four mom honey Similar Authors Bob Hope comedian Brent Weinbach comedian Buddy Hackett comedian Bruce Baum comedian Brother Theodore comedian Brother Dave Gardner comedian All Authors
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