42 Quotes by Jimmy Dean

  • Author Jimmy Dean
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    A lot of things I am, and a lot of things I am not. But I think I'm about as good an American as there is. I love this country. It's been very, very good to me. And it will be good to anybody if they are willing to give of themselves.

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  • Author Jimmy Dean
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    I've seen so many people in this business that made a fortune. They get old and broke and can't make any money. I tell you something... no one's going to play a benefit for Jimmy Dean.

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  • Author Jimmy Dean
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    I made more money yesterday than I ever thought I'd make in an entire lifetime. But it's like somebody's going to take it all away from me and I'll be back in Texas, installing them damned irrigation wells. I didn't like that when I was sixteen. And I know I wouldn't like it when I'm eighty.

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  • Author Jimmy Dean
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    Be yourself. Because if people don't like you as you are, they're not going to like you as somebody you're trying to be.

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    Do what you say you're going to do. And try to do it a little bit better than you said you would.

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    I've seen a jillion miracles. They're all around. Every green leaf is a miracle.

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    Love is an ice cream sundae, with all the marvelous coverings. Sex is the cherry on top.

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