Don Rickles Quotes
There's a difference between an actual insult and a friendly jab. So I don't think I'm offensive onstage.
Quotes to Explore
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We want to believe that we're invulnerable, and that people who get tricked deserve it. Well, they don't. And someday the arrogant types who mock the gullible are likely to get their turn to wear the dunce cap.
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If I had no sense of humor, I would long ago have committed suicide.
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The creative process is not like a situation where you get struck by a single lightning bolt. You have ongoing discoveries, and there's ongoing creative revelations. Yes, it's really helpful to be marching toward a specific destination, but, along the way, you must allow yourself room for your ideas to blossom, take root, and grow.
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The first thousand days of a baby's life are likely to determine the rest of her life - whether she grows up to be healthy or not, both physically and emotionally.
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I had a strong desire to become an archer from the very first time I tried it. I forgot my other ambitions. I just wanted to compete in the Olympics.
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The beauty of our country is that when it was founded that they took some time to lay out civil liberties in the first 10 Amendments - the Bill of Rights. I'm a firm believer in those civil liberties and the ability to have your own opinion.
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I'm not fashionable.
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We're not trying to make us live forever; we're not trying to even make us live significantly longer. What we're trying to do is extend the period of healthy life.
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It's natural for any actor that segues into directing to be an actor's director. You know how to relate to the actors.
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That was my first introduction to BMWs in 1978, when my friend bought it for me as a surprise with my money. And ever since then, I've stuck to BMWs.
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For a Jewish guy, I've recorded a lot of Christmas albums.
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I think there are a lot of chefs in D.C. who have made D.C. what it is today. I am very respectful to them. I'm very admiring of what they've done.
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Yes, I always played the bad woman. I actually did.
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We don't have a public that really understands the world anymore, and in the age of complexity, that problem becomes much more difficult.
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This simple truth is the essence of my message to Muslims throughout the world: know who you are, who you want to be, and start talking and working with whom you are not. Find common values and build with fellow citizens a society based on diversity and equality.
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I'm such a chameleon. I never get bored.
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I hated cracking the whip, and these juries turn into political things.
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First time that I cried at a work of art was at a drum solo that I saw. A drummer named Winard Harper, part of the Billy Taylor Trio, gave back in - I would have been in high school - 2005 or something.
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Writing a first novel was an arduous crash course. I learned so much in the six years it took me to write it, mostly technical things pertaining to craft.
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If I have any sexist feelings they are aimed at men: I hate manly men.
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Those who follow are always behind.
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My favorite 'Mister Rogers' episodes were always the ones where Mr. Rogers would go into the community.
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If one learns from others, but does not think, one will be bewildered. If, on the other hand, one thinks but does not learn from others, one will be in peril.
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There's a difference between an actual insult and a friendly jab. So I don't think I'm offensive onstage.
