"When you stand alone and sell yourself, you can't please everyone. But when you're different, you can last."

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Source : "What I've Learned: Don Rickles". Interview with Mike Sager, www.esquire.com. January 29, 2007.

Don Rickles

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“In remembering those who lost their lives in the London attacks and the September 11th attacks we continue our commitment to fighting for freedom, democracy and justice.”
“People got a little too self-conscious about the techniques that go into recording because sometimes, if you sing too well in tune, people accuse you of auto-tuning. It's like you have to use auto-detuning or something.”
“My father passed on one important piece of relationship advice before he died.Â He said son, in a relationship you can either be right or you can be happy.Â You'll soon find out that you don't care that much about being right.”
“Ideas are great arrows, but there has to be a bow.”
“I was enamored of detectives as a teenager. I liked what they did - piecing things together, thinking about situations. But to get there? Eight to ten years in a patrol car? I didn't have that in me. I didn't want to tell people what to do.”
“I was able to do Classics, the U.S. national championships and the Pan American Games and feel like I improved with each meet, but I was still struggling with a lot of residual pain from the two surgeries.”
“I am a big believer in the value of traveling while you are young. The experiences you have in other countries can inspire greatness.”
“Do not let your fire go out ... Do not let the Hero in your soul perish ... Check your road and the nature of your battle. The world you desired can be won. It exists, it is real, it is possible, it is yours.”

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