29+ Jimmy Dean Quotes On Acting, Country And Crooner

Jimmy Dean was an American country music singer, television host, actor, and businessman. He was best known for his 1961 country crossover hit "Big Bad John" and his television variety show, The Jimmy Dean Show, which aired on ABC from 1963 to 1966. He was also the founder of the Jimmy Dean sausage brand. Following is our collection on famous quotes by Jimmy Dean on acting, life, love.

Top 10 Jimmy Dean Quotes

1. I can't change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.
2. You gotta try your luck at least once a day, because you could be going around lucky all day and not even know it.
3. Love is an ice cream sundae, with all the marvelous coverings. Sex is the cherry on top.
4. 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.
5. I've seen a jillion miracles. They're all around. Every green leaf is a miracle.
6. Poverty was the greatest motivating factor in my life.
7. Somebody said he came from New Orleans, where he got in a fight over a Cajun queen. And a crushing blow from a huge right hand, sent a Louisiana fella to the Promised Land.
8. 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.
9. I loved music since the Seth Ward Baptist Church outside of Plainview.
10. When I was a kid, I used to think, 'Man, if I could ever afford all the ice cream I want to eat, that's as rich as I ever want to be.'

Jimmy Dean Short Quotes

• God is bigger than people think.
• Do what you say you're going to do. And try to do it a little better than you said you would.
• I don't want anything seventy-thirty. Fifty-fifty's always good enough for me.
• I won't go hunting with you, Jake, but I'll go chasing women.
• Sausage is a great deal like life. You get out of it about what you put into it.
• You know you're getting old when you go to more funerals than you do weddings.
• Nobody, man or woman, has ever wrecked a good marriage.
• Being a Baptist won't keep you from sinning, but it'll sure as hell keep you from enjoying it.
• I went further on less talent than anyone, but I was a damned good entertainer.
• I better know how to take care of myself.

Jimmy Dean Famous Quotes And Sayings

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. — Jimmy Dean

I used to help my granddaddy make sausage. He would mix it up in a cleaned-out washtub with his hands, no gloves. Man, if we did anything like that today, they would jack the jail up and throw us under it. — Jimmy Dean

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. — Jimmy Dean

The other day, I said I should write a song, 'When Does the New Wear Off?' I think it would be a helluva title. — Jimmy Dean

I think the kids in school that laughed at the clothes that we wore and the house that we lived in, and then my mother had to cut hair... I think that was a good motivator. Every time they laughed at me, they just built a fire, and there was only one way to put it out - to try and show 'em I was as good as they were. — Jimmy Dean

Being a nice guy is detrimental to actors. When I first came to Hollywood, everyone was nice to me. Everyone thought I was a nice guy. — Jimmy Dean

I was a hard-workin' little boy. Oh, I worked. Pullin' cotton, shockin' grain, cuttin' wheat, loadin' wheat, choppin' cotton, cleanin' chicken houses, milkin' cows, plowin'. — Jimmy Dean

I'm exactly where I want to be - we live out here on the James River outside Richmond. I have three ponds, and we catch the biggest, most beautiful bass you've ever looked at in your life. — Jimmy Dean

My favorite song? 'Amazing Grace.' Anybody singing it. But the best it'll ever be done is by the Scottish National Pipe band and their National Orchestra. It'll bring tears to your eyes. — Jimmy Dean

Life Lessons by Jimmy Dean

1. Jimmy Dean's success story is a testament to the power of hard work and dedication. He rose from humble beginnings to become a successful singer, songwriter, actor, and entrepreneur.
2. Through his career, Jimmy Dean showed that it is possible to overcome obstacles and achieve success, no matter where you come from.
3. His life serves as an inspiration to never give up and to always strive to reach your goals.