Sophie Tucker

"I've been rich and I've been poor. Rich is better."

"Keep your eyes open and your mouth shut."

"Life's too short to be subtle."

"From birth to age eighteen, a girl needs good parents. From eighteen to thirty-five, she needs good looks. From thirty-five to fifty-five, she needs a good personality. From fifty-five on, she needs good cash."

"I want to live till I die, not die while I'm living."

"The bigger they come, the harder they fall."

"I've absolutely no idea what comes after death. When you're dead, you're dead."

"A man's got to make at least one woman happy in his life, then he's a success."

"Don't come around here no more, you're bad news."

"I am my own woman."

"Life is what happens when you're busy making other plans."

"The secret of longevity is to keep working."

"I've been married four times, I'm an expert."

"Never underestimate the power of a woman scorned."

"I'm a woman of many parts."

"You've got to laugh at yourself sometimes."

"I never said I was a saint, and I never claimed to be respectable."

"Brains are an asset, if you hide them."

"I've been things and seen places."

"A good woman is hard to find and easy to lose."

"I'm a red-hot mama."

"Marry for love, but don't forget to marry money."

"I ain't as good as I once was, but I'm as good once as I ever was."

"Take my life, but don't take my music."

"I've known a lot of happiness, and I've known a lot of sadness."

"The most important thing in life is to love what you do."

"I'm nobody's fool."

"Life is too short for boring clothes."

"Keep moving, that's the secret."

"I've been hungry, and I've been full."