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Jimmy Dean

(1928–2010) Singer United States

31 quotes in 151 categories

Jimmy Dean was a singer from the United States, best known for Thirty years of sausage, fifty years of ham : Jimmy Dean's own stories.

Quick Facts About Jimmy Dean

Born: August 10, 1928
Died: June 13, 2010
Nationality: United States
Profession: Singer
Notable works: Thirty years of sausage, fifty years of ham : Jimmy Dean's own stories

About Jimmy Dean

Jimmy Ray Dean was an American country music singer, television host, actor and businessman. He was the creator of the Jimmy Dean sausage brand as well as the spokesman for its TV commercials, and his likeness and voice continue to be used in advertisements after his death.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes by Jimmy Dean

Being a nice guy is detrimental to actors. When I first came to Hollywood, everyone was nice to me. Everyone thought I…

Being

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God is bigger than people think.

Bigger

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I'm exactly where I want to be - we live out here on the James River outside Richmond. I have three ponds,…

Beautiful

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I better know how to take care of myself.

Better

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My favorite song? 'Amazing Grace.' Anybody singing it. But the best it'll ever be done is by the Scottish National Pipe band…

Amazing

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Nobody, man or woman, has ever wrecked a good marriage.

Good

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I won't go hunting with you, Jake, but I'll go chasing women.

Chasing

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Sausage is a great deal like life. You get out of it about what you put into it.

About

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Poverty was the greatest motivating factor in my life.

Life

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You gotta try your luck at least once a day, because you could be going around lucky all day and not even…

Luck

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I can't change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination. -Jimmy Dean

Change

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Be yourself. Because if people don't like you as you are, they're not going to like you as somebody you're trying to…

Being yourself

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I've seen so many people in this business that made a fortune. They get old and broke and can't make any money.…

Broke

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I can't change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.

Sailing

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Love is an ice cream sundae, with all the marvelous coverings. Sex is the cherry on top.

Cream

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Somebody said he came from New Orleans, where he got in a fight over a Cajun queen. And a crushing blow from…

Blow

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Do what you say you're going to do. And try to do it a little bit better than you said you would.

Better

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I cant change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.~(:

Yes

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I went further on less talent than anyone, but I was a damned good entertainer.

Entertainer

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When I was a kid, I used to think, 'Man, if I could ever afford all the ice cream I want to…

Ice

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Being a Baptist won't keep you from sinning, but it'll sure as hell keep you from enjoying it.

Baptist

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I don't want anything seventy-thirty. Fifty-fifty's always good enough for me.

Always

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I loved music since the Seth Ward Baptist Church outside of Plainview.

Baptist

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I was a hard-workin' little boy. Oh, I worked. Pullin' cotton, shockin' grain, cuttin' wheat, loadin' wheat, choppin' cotton, cleanin' chicken houses,…

Chicken

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I've seen a jillion miracles. They're all around. Every green leaf is a miracle.

Fun

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