There were several things a Yale freshman was supposed to be able to do. You had to demonstrate in the Olympic-size Yale pool that you could swim 50 yards or be inducted into swimming class.
DICK CAVETTOnce I left out what I then considered my best line because there was a suspected column rat in the house.
More Dick Cavett Quotes
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I have a disturbing problem with losing things. My vulnerability to loss-distress could properly be labeled not only inordinate, but neurotic.
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A conversation does not have to be scintillating in order to be memorable. I once met a president of the United States, and his second sentence to me was about knees.
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Music bypasses the brain and goes straight to the heart. I wish my life had more of it.
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As long as people will accept crap, it will be financially profitable to dispense it.
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There is something about a Luger that separates it from all other handguns, and Luger devotees and Luger society members speak of it in romantic terms that must sound plain nuts to those who consider themselves level-headed.
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In relative youth, we assume we’ll remember everything. Someone should urge the young to think otherwise.
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Being the offspring of English teachers is a mixed blessing. When the film star says to you, on the air, ‘It was a perfect script for she and I,’ inside your head you hear, in the sarcastic voice of your late father, ‘Perfect for she, eh? And perfect for I, also?’
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Its fun for me to go on other folks talk shows. When youve endured the ups and downs and tensions and pitfalls of hosting, being a guest is a piece of angel food.
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My IQ is somewhere between Spiro Agnew’s and Albert Einstein’s.
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Meryl Streep belongs on anybody’s list of greats.
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Can you picture yourself at the age 60 doing what you do now?
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I live a sensible life. You know, I don’t take on too much.
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I’m not all that enthralled by show business, and I’m not that much of a highbrow.
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The mob became unruly and the police were forced to resort to sex.
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Radio, which was a much better medium than television will ever be, was easy and pleasant to listen to. Your mind filled automatically with images.
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