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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 myself and my surroundings.

~Don Rickles

Topics: Comic Exaggeration Fun Given Insult Life Make Myself People Surroundings Title

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My mother was a big influence. She kept pushing me because I was very shy and inhibited. And schoolwork was very difficult for me because I couldn't concentrate. I was failing almost every subject. To this day, I'm not too good at reading a book. But I was the president of my high school comedy group, and they treated me like a king.

~Don Rickles

Topics: Almost Because Big Big Influence Book Comedy Concentrate Day Difficult Every Failing Good Group High High School Influence Kept King Like Me Mother President Pushing Reading School Schoolwork She Shy Subject Too Treated Very

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You can't study comedy; it's within you. It's a personality. My humor is an attitude.

~Don Rickles

Topics: Attitude Comedy Humor Personality Study Within You

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I mean, in my - and I'm not trying to do spilled milk, but in those days it was a little - I think it was much tougher, because you got an image, and you were in a saloon. And it was tough to come out of a saloon and to get in films, and to maintain an image, you know.

~Don Rickles

Topics: Because Come Days Films Get Got Image Know Little Maintain Mean Milk Much Out Spilled Think Those Tough Tougher Trying Were You I Think

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Struggling is hard because you never know what's at the end of the tunnel.

~Don Rickles

Topics: Because End End Of The Tunnel Hard Know Never Struggling Tunnel You

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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.

~Don Rickles

Topics: Actual Between Difference Friendly Insult Offensive Onstage Think

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If I have learned anything, it is to keep my wife happy by sending her lavish gifts. Other men can learn from my success and send their wives and girlfriends fresh flowers for birthdays, anniversaries, and of course, Valentine's Day.

~Don Rickles

Topics: Anniversary Anything Birthdays Course Day Flowers Fresh Gifts Girlfriends Happy Her Keep Lavish Learn Learned Men Other Send Sending Success Valentine Valentine's Day Wife Wives I Have Learned

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If I were to insult people and mean it, that wouldn't be funny.

~Don Rickles

Topics: Funny Insult Mean People Were

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Most people think the character I do onstage is the way I am offstage, but I'm just a regular guy who spends time with his family and who turns on the television and watches a lot of sports.

~Don Rickles

Topics: Am Character Family Guy His Just Lot Most Onstage People Regular Sports Television Think Time Turns Watches Way Who I Am

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Smartphones. Who cares? Smartphones. I only have dummy phones.

~Don Rickles

Topics: Cares Dummy Only Phones Who Who Cares

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Comedian

Born: May 8th, 1926

Died: April 6th, 2017

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