Share & Save
Meaning
This reads as a defence of character over public image. The speaker is saying that being misunderstood by strangers matters less than being known honestly by the people close to him, and that decency is the real measure. It lands in moments when someone has a rough public persona but wants to make clear that the people who matter know the difference.
When It Was Said
Not documented yet.
Who It Was Said To
Not documented yet.
Historical Context
Not documented yet.
Source
Not documented yet.
Original Language & Translation
Originally said in English.
Did They Really Say It?
Not documented yet.
Did You Know?
Not documented yet.
About Don Rickles
American stand-up comedian and actor
Don Rickles was an American stand-up comedian and actor best known for his insult comedy. He worked across film and television from the 1950s into the 1990s. His film credits include Run Silent, Run Deep, Enter Laughing, Kelly's Heroes, and Casino. On television, he starred in C.P.O. Sharkey from 1976 to 1978, and earlier headlined two half-hour shows that shared his name, one on ABC and one on CBS.
More from Don Rickles (162 quotes) →More quotes by Don Rickles
- “I'd like to think my performance is today. I never try to - it's so, as you know, watching me, I have a begin…”Don Rickles
- “They always use the word 'insult' with me, but I don't hurt anybody. I wouldn't be sitting here if I did. I m…”Don Rickles
- “I've been to Philadelphia a lot of times over the years, playing the old Celebrity Room and most of the other…”Don Rickles
- “I cannot tell a joke. But I can do a situation, that it becomes a joke.”Don Rickles
Friendship: more sayings
- “This character feels so much like my brother. He has two children. He has a wife. He works with me. He choose…”Adam Sandler
- “Prosecutors say it would be next to impossible to get one teen to testify in court that another had slipped h…”Charles Duhigg
- “The Russian people get so insanely close to each other as friends. Their lives are interrelated so much on an…”Mikhail Baryshnikov
READ THE SOURCE
Books by Don Rickles
Rickles' letters
2008
Rickles' book
2007