Don Rickles Quotes
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It is time for dead languages to be quiet.
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There are places where writing is acting and acting is writing. I'm not so interested in the divisions. I'm interested in the way things cross over.
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I've never liked rehearsing too much.
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I've been angst-ridden all my life, but finally I'm in a place where things don't matter so much.
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All the stuff that you visualized that was going to work so beautifully, you discover is trashed, so you jump to something else.
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When fate hands you a lemon, make lemonade.
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Be yourself. And every person is unique.
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Square meals often make round people.
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We are addicted to our egotism, our likes and dislikes and prejudices, and depend upon them for our own sense of identity.
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Never let 'em see you sweat. Guests feel guilty if they think you've worked too hard to make dinner for them - which of course you have!
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I'm a doofus from the Valley, a blue-collar guy.
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A very Faustian choice is upon us: whether to accept our corrosive and risky behavior as the unavoidable price of population and economic growth, or to take stock of ourselves and search for a new environmental ethic.
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I'm not looking to set a standard... but, I believe I have offered a challenge to others with my work.
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I've always had a way with a gun. As a kid, I loved to fire them at the shooting range in amusement parks. I'd always return home with a handful of prizes.
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A box without hinges, key, or lid, yet golden treasure inside is hid.
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A Parliament is nothing less than a big meeting of more or less idle people.
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I always recommend rewiring vintage lighting. It's not a bargain if your house burns down.
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I was a punk. I think that's why I'm such a good person now, because I was such a bad guy then.
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In my Ph.D. thesis, written in 1989, I discussed the fact that when a civilization develops the technology to prevent catastrophic asteroid impacts, it marks a significant moment in the evolution of the planet.
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The filmmaker is really important to me: it could be their first film; it's not just about their reputation, but I have to really believe in them.
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I dare you to try to shortcut success! It's not going to happen! There are no shortcuts to success!
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Fiction reveals truth that reality obscures.
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For a devotee or lover, the being, worshipped or loved, will always be the only one for her or him.
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The man I adored, and miss him terribly, was Johnny Carson.
