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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An idea is not responsible for the people who believe in it.
DON MARQUIS
An idea that is not dangerous is unworthy of being called an idea at all.
DON MARQUIS
Every cloud has its silver lining but it is sometimes a little difficult to get it to the mint
DON MARQUIS
Hardship makes the world obscure.
DON DELILLO
I can do whatever I want -- I'm rich, I'm famous, and I'm bigger than you.
DON JOHNSON
A humorist is a person who feels bad, but who feels good about it.
DON HEROLD
Let hope inspire you, but let not idealism blind you. Proverb Don't look back, you can never look ba...
DON HENLEY
Some persons are likable in spite of their unswerving integrity.
DON MARQUIS
Honesty is a good thing, but it is not profitable to its possessor unless it is kept under control.
DON MARQUIS
I don't know any other way to lead but by example.
DON SHULA
I would rather start a family than finish one.
DON MARQUIS
now and then there is a person born who is so unlucky that he runs into accidents which started out ...
DON MARQUIS
The American Judicial System is the best appearance of justice that money can buy!
DON MASHAK
Men with secrets tend to be drawn to each other, not because they want to share what they know but b...
DON DELILLO
For every pass I caught in a game, I caught a thousand in practice.
DON HUTSON
Why resist temptation? There will always be more.
DON HEROLD
There's always a period of curious fear between the first sweet-smelling breeze and the time when th...
DON DELILLO
Cause a man with a briefcase can steal more money than any man with a gun
DON HENLEY
The distinction between children and adults, while probably useful for some purposes, is at bottom a...
DON BARTHELME