The Obama administration made it illegal for me to loan any money to anyone in the military. I have one compliance guy just for a pawn shop. It's everything from Homeland Security, FBI, the local police department, IRS - all these regulations I have to keep an eye on constantly, and it's just overwhelming for a small business.

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He contacted me andwas interested in selling it, it was just a really weird day [ when White Ford Bronco was brought to Harrison’s shop ] because everyone saw [ White Ford Bronco ] and there’s a crazy fascination with it. The [ slow-speed chase ] had better numbers than the Super Bowl.

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I’ve been offered some OJ stuff over the years and I always tell people to go someplace else, i hate stuff like that in my store. This is one of the most conflicted episodes we’ve done.

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I ’m Rick Harrison and I got a little bad mojo [ from the Bronco ], it felt odd and it was a little weird in the end and it made me feel weird … but it’s a strange market when it comes to OJ. I just don’t deal with [ OJ memorabilia ] that much.

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I had lunch with him and the thing that impressed me the most was that this guy never say said 'for the party, the party, the party'. A lot of politicians do that, i’m good at reading people if you seen my show. This guy cares honestly about people.

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I compete with the 'Welcome To Las Vegas' sign for the number one non-gaming tourist attraction in Las Vegas. I get more visitors than the Hoover Dam.

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I asked for a horse for Christmas, and I got one! It's an adult horse. I didn't want a 5-year-old, which is a teenager for horses. It has a beautiful gait. It's the Cadillac of horses.

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I bought a 1200-year-old Viking bracelet once. by Rick Harrison

I bought a 1200-year-old Viking bracelet once.

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once bought bracelet
When you're the boss, you have no one else to turn to. by Rick Harrison

When you're the boss, you have no one else to turn to.

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It's like a golden rule in the pawn business: never cash a govern... by Rick Harrison

It's like a golden rule in the pawn business: never cash a government check.

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You have some cities that are saying that if you have a man who feels like he's a woman, he can use the women's restroom. I guarantee you that will be taken advantage of by some very bad men who want to go into a bathroom where there's young ladies. That will happen if you pass a law like that.

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We don't teach kids how to think anymore. We're getting rid of the classics - high school is all about self-esteem.

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I can make a bourbon and Coke, those types of drinks... If the ingredients are named in the drink, I can make it.

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make drink ingredients i-can
I realized that I needed to start taking better care of myself. by Rick Harrison

I realized that I needed to start taking better care of myself.

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better start myself care
You can have a soda every once in awhile, but don't drink a gallo... by Rick Harrison

You can have a soda every once in awhile, but don't drink a gallon of it a day.

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once day you drink
I want to make coin collecting cool again. by Rick Harrison

I want to make coin collecting cool again.

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coin make cool want

We talk nonstop about what needs to be changed, and everyone has excuses for why the changes can't happen. I believe we must change our educational system first to get the changes moving forward. I'm happy to be a voice and get in front of an audience who can help by making education a priority.

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Everyone likes to learn history. They just don't like to hear it from a professor looking at notes. They like to hear it like it's from their uncle, and that's how I explain history.

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uncle everyone looking history
I'm just a normal guy and blue-collar historian, and people keep... by Rick Harrison

I'm just a normal guy and blue-collar historian, and people keep tuning in.

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I was a really sick kid. I developed epilepsy when I was eight years old, and I would have violent seizures, and I would - literally, I couldn't get out of bed.

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My dad was in the Navy; he was in Vietnam. My mom was trying to sell real estate on the side. We didn't have a lot of money.

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