Dorothy Parker Quotes

If you want to know what God thinks of money, just look at the people he gave it to. – Dorothy Parker

Men seldom make passes at girls who wear glasses. – Dorothy Parker

Brevity is the soul of lingerie. – Dorothy Parker

I don’t care what is written about me, so long as it isn’t true. – Dorothy Parker

Take care of the luxuries and the necessities will take care of themselves. – Dorothy Parker

The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity. – Dorothy Parker

A man’s vanity is easily flattered by the compliment of a beautiful woman. – Dorothy Parker

The best way to keep children at home is to make the home atmosphere pleasant, and let the air out of the tires. – Dorothy Parker

Some people stay forever because they leave a mark on your heart. – Dorothy Parker

It’s not the tragedies that kill us, it’s the messes. – Dorothy Parker

There’s a hell of a distance between wise-cracking and wit. – Dorothy Parker

The first thing I do in the morning is brush my teeth and sharpen my tongue. – Dorothy Parker

Love is like quicksand – the deeper you fall in, the harder it is to get out. – Dorothy Parker

If you speak your mind, you might feel empty in your pocket. If you never speak your mind, you might feel empty in your soul. – Dorothy Parker

I don’t care for the hullabaloo of the world. I would rather be in my own little cocoon of words and imagination. – Dorothy Parker

Dorothy Parker Quotes part 2

I’m never going to be married again. And no matter how many times we say this is the last time, it never is, is it? – Dorothy Parker

You can’t teach an old dogma new tricks. – Dorothy Parker

I’d rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy. – Dorothy Parker

Don’t look at me in that tone of voice. – Dorothy Parker

The best part about being friends with yourself is that you always get to choose who you hang out with. – Dorothy Parker

I’d like to have money. And I’d like to be a good writer. These two can come together, and I hope they will, but if that’s too adorable, I’d rather have money. – Dorothy Parker

She runs the gamut of emotions from A to B. – Dorothy Parker

There’s a hell of a distance between wise-cracking and wit. – Dorothy Parker

Men don’t make passes at girls who wear glasses. – Dorothy Parker

Beauty is only skin deep, but ugly goes clean to the bone. – Dorothy Parker

I’m as pure as the driven slush. – Dorothy Parker

The best way to avoid a hangover is to stay drunk. – Dorothy Parker

At twenty, a man is a peacock, at thirty a lion, at forty a camel, at fifty a serpent, at sixty a dog, at seventy an ape, at eighty a nothing at all. – Dorothy Parker

I never know what I think about something until I read what I’ve written on it. – Dorothy Parker

If you wear a short enough skirt, the party will come to you. – Dorothy Parker

A little bad taste is like a nice dash of paprika. – Dorothy Parker

I might repeat to myself slowly and soothingly, a list of quotations beautiful from minds profound; if I can remember any of the damn things. – Dorothy Parker

The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity. – Dorothy Parker

I hate writing, I love having written. – Dorothy Parker

Wit has truth in it; wisecracking is simply calisthenics with words. – Dorothy Parker

I’m never going to be famous. You’re never going to be famous. We’re all going to be dead. – Dorothy Parker

Heterosexuality is not normal, it’s just common. – Dorothy Parker

The best way to keep children at home is to make the home atmosphere pleasant, and let the air out of the tires. – Dorothy Parker

If the right people don’t respect you, always hire the wrong people. – Dorothy Parker

The compromise will always be more expensive than either of the sacrifices. – Dorothy Parker

If you want to know what God thinks of money, just look at all the people he gave it to. – Dorothy Parker

Money can’t buy happiness, but it can make misery easier to live with. – Dorothy Parker

Love is like quicksand – the deeper you fall in, the harder it is to get out. – Dorothy Parker

Take care of the luxuries and the necessities will take care of themselves. – Dorothy Parker

Happiness is a state of mind. Unfortunately, mine is stuck in traffic. – Dorothy Parker