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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.

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Don Rickles
Age: 90 †
Born: 1926
Born: May 8
Died: 2017
Died: April 6
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When I first went to Vegas, there were just high-rollers and gamblers and the wise guys treated you great.
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Once in a while, when I'm alone, I think about my age. I think, How many more years do I have on this earth? But I can't really conceive of dying. Somehow, in my head, I don't think I'll die. I know that everybody dies, of course. I just think that it'll never come to me. It's crazy, but there it is.
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Everything I do on stage, I made up in saloons. I started doing it in front of people, and that became my performance. I never had writers.
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I think if I took therapy, the doctor would quit. He'd just pick up the couch and walk out of the room.
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Well, I call myself an actor. I always wanted to be one.
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It's very sweet to have people say nice things about you, and I always accept that.
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