American - Comedian | May 8, 1926 - April 6, 2017
My wife came into my life, and my mother still wanted to be the boss.
Don Rickles
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No matter where you go in this world, you will always find a Jew sitting in the beach chair next to you.
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Room service is great if you want to pay $500 for a club sandwich.
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I couldn't sell air conditioners on a 98-degree day. When I demonstrated them in a showroom, I pushed the wrong button and blew the circuit.
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My grandchildren just know me now as Mr. Potato Head.
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My mother was a Jewish General Patton.
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Sinatra had a lot of mood swings, but he was wonderful to my wife Barbara and to me. He made no bones about who he liked and who he loved, and he had this great charisma. When he walked into a room, it stopped. I've only seen that happen with Ronald Reagan.
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I've been hot, I've been lukewarm, I've been freezing, but I've always been a headliner.
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I was in World War II; I cried when they took me in the Navy. That's the last time I cried.
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I don't do impressions.
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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. But the guy that gave me the best title - and I use it to this day - was Johnny Carson. He called me Mr. Warmth.
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Frank Sinatra. Hey, Frank, I saw you in 'The Pride and Passion,' and I want to tell you the cannon was wonderful!
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