Moms Mabley Quotes & Sayings

A woman is a woman until the day she dies, but a man's man only as long as he can — Moms Mabley

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

Honey, that Totie Fields is one well-fed white woman. When that gal sits around the house, she sits around the house! — Moms Mabley

LOVE is like Playing Checkers. You have to know which Man to MOVE. — Moms Mabley

It's no disgrace to be old. But damn if it isn't inconvenient. — Moms Mabley

You know Moms has been accused of liking young men, and I'm guilty. — Moms Mabley

Use those brains that God put in your head. — Moms Mabley

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

Ain't nothin' an ol' man can do but bring me a message from a young one. — Moms Mabley

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

Anytime you see me with my arms around an old man, I'm holding him for the police. — Moms Mabley

Advice to children crossing the street: damn the lights. Watch the cars. The lights ain't never killed nobody. — Moms Mabley

My husband was so ugly, he used to stand outside the doctor's office and make people sick. — Moms Mabley

[On old age:] You wake up one morning and you got it. — Moms Mabley

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

[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