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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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There ain't nothin' an old man can do for me but bring me a message from a young one. I'd rather pay a young man's fare to California than tell an old man the distance.

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Ain't nothing an old man can do for me but bring me a message from a young one.

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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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They say you shouldn't say nothin' about the dead unless it's good. He's dead. Good!

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Love is like playing checkers. You have to know which man to move.

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Never lose your head, not even for a minute—you need your head. Your brain's in it.

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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.

Moms Mabley

Moms Mabley

Moms Mabley

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Born: March 19, 1894

Died: May 23, 1975 (aged 81)

Bio: Loretta Mary Aiken, known by her stage name Jackie "Moms" Mabley, was an American standup comedian.

Known for:

Amazing Grace (1974)
Boarding House Blues (1948)
Killer Diller (1948)

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