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" I stopped smoking. But my personality I still have. I get up in the morning, and not everybody loves me, so if you want to call that a bad habit, there's that. "

Don Rickles

Personality

Habit

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Hope

" I still have drive, but everything is relative. "

" Herb Solo at that time was the head of MGM. I said, 'I want to live like Clint Eastwood.' Did I know at that time Clint Eastwood, to him, Heaven was a truck, a dog, and a picnic basket for food or something? "

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

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Humor

Battle

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

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People

Appreciate

" I like to think I'm like the guy who goes to the office Christmas party Friday night, insults some people, but still has his job Monday morning. "

" I was a mother's boy. "

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Mother

Boy

" I never went out looking for glory. "

" It's very sweet to have people say nice things about you, and I always accept that. "

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People

Say

" I always rib people, but nobody ever gives me a hard time. I don't know why. Maybe they're afraid of what I might say. There's probably a lesson in that somewhere, but I don't know what it is. "

" I don't do impressions. "

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Impressions

" Asians are nice people, but they burn a lot of shirts. "

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

" I can get an audience screaming in Las Vegas and say, 'Barbara, that was a great show,' and she'll say, 'Would you please hurry up? We have dinner reservations at 9:30.' "

" 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. "

" I want to be a dog, but I'm a pussycat. "

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Dog

Want

" Who picks your clothes - Stevie Wonder? "