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Every night when I go out on stage, there's always one nagging fear in the back of my mind. I'm always afraid that somewhere out there, there is one person in the audience that I'm not going to offend!

~Don Rickles

Topics: Afraid Always Audience Back Every Every Night Fear Go Going Mind Night Offend Out Person Somewhere Stage

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When I walk down the street in New York, I swear to God, the building constructor, the guy pounding cement and what not, will yell, 'Hey, you hockey puck!'

~Don Rickles

Topics: Building Cement Down God Guy Hey Hockey New New York Pounding Puck Street Swear Walk Will Yell York You

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I say things I get away with, and it becomes a joke.

~Don Rickles

Topics: Away Becomes Get Joke Say Things

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I've never gone to comedy clubs.

~Don Rickles

Topics: Clubs Comedy Gone Never

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Half the battle is that people have to like you before you say one joke, one bit of humor.

~Don Rickles

Topics: Battle Before Bit Half Humor Joke Like People Say You

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Some people call me a legend and the last of the greats, and I appreciate it.

~Don Rickles

Topics: Appreciate Call Greats Last Legend Me People Some Some People

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My mother was a Jewish General Patton.

~Don Rickles

Topics: General Jewish Mother

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Bob Hope was totally regimented. I go in and say a line like, 'Hi Bob' and I'd have to do it five times, and then Bob would take me to the writers to say the line different ways. He wouldn't let me ad-lib.

~Don Rickles

Topics: Bob Different Different Ways Five Go He Hi Hope Like Line Me Say Take Then Times Totally Ways Would Writers

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Alan King, a comedian I adored, was considered society, and I was considered the Jewish kid from the neighborhood.

~Don Rickles

Topics: Adored Alan Comedian Considered Jewish Kid King Neighborhood Society

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I enjoy mixed audiences, not one particular group. Short, tall, scientists, Jews, gentiles, whatever, as long as they breathe and like to laugh.

~Don Rickles

Topics: Audiences Breathe Enjoy Group Jews Laugh Like Long Mixed Particular Scientists Short Tall Whatever

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Comedian

Born: May 8th, 1926

Died: April 6th, 2017

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