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title: "7 Insult Quotes By Don Rickles"
description: "7 Insult quotes by Don Rickles. Plus more from Don Rickles and more Insult sayings from other authors."
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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/)

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> [I never could tell a joke. I just started talking to the audience, and when the drunks would yell, "Hey, when do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-rickles/i-never-could-tell-a-joke-i-just-started-talking-to-the-audience-and/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/07c/don-rickles-1705_audience_i-never-could-tell-a-joke-i-just-started_244354.png)

> [If I were to insult people and mean it, that wouldn't be funny.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-rickles/if-i-were-to-insult-people-and-mean-it-that-wouldn-t-be-funny/)

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

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> [An insult is mean or unkind. Milton Berle called me the Sultan of Insult, and I was called the King of Insult.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-rickles/an-insult-is-mean-or-unkind-milton-berle-called-me-the-sultan-of/)

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

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> [An 'insult comic' is the title I was given. What I do is exaggeration. I make fun of people, at life, of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-rickles/an-insult-comic-is-the-title-i-was-given-what-i-do-is-exaggeration-i/)

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

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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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-rickles/there-s-a-difference-between-an-actual-insult-and-a-friendly-jab-so-i/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a5b/don-rickles-1705_friendly_there-s-a-difference-between-an-actual-i_1401224.png)

> [What I do is, I make fun of people and I make fun of myself and things around us and exaggerate things.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-rickles/what-i-do-is-i-make-fun-of-people-and-i-make-fun-of-myself-and-things/)

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

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## Other authors on Insult

## 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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