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title: "5 Everybody Quotes By Don Rickles"
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> [They always use the word 'insult' with me, but I don't hurt anybody. I wouldn't be sitting here if I did. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-rickles/they-always-use-the-word-insult-with-me-but-i-don-t-hurt-anybody-i/)

[Don Rickles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-rickles/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bcb/don-rickles-1705_always_they-always-use-the-word-insult-with-me_28909.jpg)

> [I stopped smoking. But my personality I still have. I get up in the morning, and not everybody loves me, so if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-rickles/i-stopped-smoking-but-my-personality-i-still-have-i-get-up-in-the/)

[Don Rickles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-rickles/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/720/don-rickles-1705_bad_i-stopped-smoking-but-my-personality-i-s_599028.png)

> [After over 50 years of headlining, I've been received very beautifully. But I always say, when you're onstage, you can't please everybody.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-rickles/after-over-50-years-of-headlining-i-ve-been-received-very-beautifully/)

[Don Rickles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-rickles/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d56/don-rickles-1705_always_after-over-50-years-of-headlining-i-ve-b_1149690.png)

> [Somehow, in my head, I don't think I'll die. I know that everybody dies, of course. I just think that it'll never…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-rickles/somehow-in-my-head-i-don-t-think-i-ll-die-i-know-that-everybody-dies/)

[Don Rickles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-rickles/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/191/don-rickles-1705_come_somehow-in-my-head-i-don-t-think-i-ll-di_1617256.png)

> [I always say, when you're onstage you can't please everybody. I'm sure there are people who may not take to what I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-rickles/i-always-say-when-you-re-onstage-you-can-t-please-everybody-i-m-sure/)

[Don Rickles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-rickles/)

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## Other authors on Everybody

## More by Don Rickles

> [I don't drink much anymore, but when I traveled with Frank Sinatra, God rest his soul, I used to drink like I could do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-rickles/i-don-t-drink-much-anymore-but-when-i-traveled-with-frank-sinatra-god/)

[Don Rickles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-rickles/)

> [They always use the word 'insult' with me, but I don't hurt anybody. I wouldn't be sitting here if I did. I make fun…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-rickles/they-always-use-the-word-insult-with-me-but-i-don-t-hurt-anybody-i/)

[Don Rickles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-rickles/)

> [I don't do impressions.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-rickles/i-don-t-do-impressions/)

[Don Rickles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-rickles/)

> [I have a problem, if the light goes on on TV and it blinks midnight, I don't know how to fix it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-rickles/i-have-a-problem-if-the-light-goes-on-on-tv-and-it-blinks-midnight-i/)

[Don Rickles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-rickles/)

> [To my knowledge, I was the first guy really to do what I do. And then later on different comedians started trying doing it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-rickles/to-my-knowledge-i-was-the-first-guy-really-to-do-what-i-do-and-then/)

[Don Rickles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-rickles/)

> [If something strikes me as funny, I'll put it in my performance.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-rickles/if-something-strikes-me-as-funny-i-ll-put-it-in-my-performance/)

[Don Rickles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-rickles/)

> [Famous people are deceptive. Deep down, they're just regular people. Like Larry King. We've been friends for forty years. He's one of the few…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-rickles/famous-people-are-deceptive-deep-down-they-re-just-regular-people/)

[Don Rickles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-rickles/)

> [It takes many years to be a great comedian.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-rickles/it-takes-many-years-to-be-a-great-comedian/)

[Don Rickles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-rickles/)

> [I don't like to compare myself with anybody.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-rickles/i-don-t-like-to-compare-myself-with-anybody/)

[Don Rickles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-rickles/)

> [Now when I'm not working, I don't really hang out with the young comics.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-rickles/now-when-i-m-not-working-i-don-t-really-hang-out-with-the-young-comics/)

[Don Rickles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-rickles/)

> [To this day, when I say that I went to the American Academy, people are very impressed. The reputation of the school has always…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-rickles/to-this-day-when-i-say-that-i-went-to-the-american-academy-people-are/)

[Don Rickles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-rickles/)

> [In our day we went from - we went into saloons. We couldn't cross over like you can today, get a television series and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-rickles/in-our-day-we-went-from-we-went-into-saloons-we-couldn-t-cross-over/)

[Don Rickles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-rickles/)

> [ I don't get into politics. I know \[Donald\] Trump, but I don't follow that. That's just an aside for him when he has nothing… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-rickles/i-don-t-get-into-politics-i-know-donald-trump-but-i-don-t-follow-that/)

[Don Rickles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-rickles/)

> [I was always the guy who made jokes and ribbed people at parties. After I went to the American Academy of Dramatic Arts I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-rickles/i-was-always-the-guy-who-made-jokes-and-ribbed-people-at-parties/)

[Don Rickles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-rickles/)

> [When I walk down the street in New York, I swear to God, the building constructor, the guy pounding cement and what not, will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-rickles/when-i-walk-down-the-street-in-new-york-i-swear-to-god-the-building/)

[Don Rickles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-rickles/)

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