Don Rickles Quotes
To this day, when I say that I went to the American Academy, people are very impressed. The reputation of the school has always been fantastic.
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I am kind of the front man for a team of people behind the scenes who are working just as hard as me and are putting in just as much time to make this all happen. I'm not trying to be humble. I just want everyone to get credit where credit is due.
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We're supposed to be an example of freedom, and if we are doing things that are injustice to people, then what is our statement?
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I think that people that are not sensitive, who seem to bang through life, do survive, but I don't think they get the really soaring feelings that people who are more artistically bent can get.
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That show, 'The Amazing Race' - is that about white people?
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IBM isn't investing billions of dollars every year into research and development - and winning more patents than our top 10 competitors combined for more than a decade - as an academic exercise. But research is now being driven much more by what people need rather than just by what is possible.
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I'm a big lipstick girl - I'm old school that way.
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We have just been working hard to have people to come out to vote and to make sure people understand how important the election is.
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Growing up in a small town gives you two things: a sense of place and a feeling of self-consciousness - self-consciousness about one's education and exposure, both of which tend to be limited. On the other hand, limited possibilities also mean creating your own options.
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People who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of us who do.
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In Paris, I met a young American person who immediately became the primary inspiration which awakened my vision and the leading influence that had directed my forces. Throughout my career as an artist, I refer to this person by the word 'Woman.'
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The philosophy of the school room in one generation will be the philosophy of government in the next.
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I'm not confident around compliments or being celebrated, and I'm not comfortable with the thought of envy, which some people thrive on.
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The usefulness of a meeting rises with the square of the number of people present.
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It's a matter of taking the side of the weak against the strong, something the best people have always done.
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The military community in particular, I think, could always be more supported, especially people who are being processed out of the military and trying to readjust to being civilians.
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Definiteness of purpose is the starting point of all achievement.
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Some people look for a certain structure in their lives that they're comfortable with. People who work hard on the road as truckers, people who work hard using their hands. Then there are people who are fortunate enough to have my life, people who play these characters who embody these qualities.
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I just want people to remember me like I remember Buster Keaton. When they talk about Buster Keaton or Gene Kelly, people say, 'Ah yes, they good.' Maybe one day, they remember Jackie Chan that way.
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THE ONLY WAY YOU CAN CONTROL PEOPLE IS TO LIE TO THEM. You can write that down in your book in great big letters. The only way you can control anybody is to lie to them.
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Life's a bit like mountaineering - never look down.
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I have realised how exciting and easy it is to be a time traveller by looking at paintings and films and architecture and playing music or listening to it. I don't think you necessarily have to live in the present all the time.
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I grew up in Nairobi, which is the capital of Kenya, so it's hustle and bustle, and there's always something going on.
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How come drummers leave their drumsticks on the dashboard of their car? So they can park in the handicapped spaces.
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To this day, when I say that I went to the American Academy, people are very impressed. The reputation of the school has always been fantastic.
