I live a sensible life. You know, I don’t take on too much.
DICK CAVETTThe Nixon administration kept a nasty eye on our show… Cops would come by – often just in time to see the act they wanted to see.
More Dick Cavett Quotes
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The sudden death at 51 of James Gandolfini is intolerable.
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There should be three days a week when no one is allowed to say: ‘What’s your sign?’ Violators would have their copies of Kahlil Gibran confiscated.
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There are online forms you can fill out to send to your lawmakers, demanding that nothing – nothing at all or in any way – be done about any guns whatever, anywhere.
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Meryl Streep belongs on anybody’s list of greats.
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History is not reassuring on the subject of the longevity of seemingly lasting great nations, is it?
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I confess, I do have to remind myself almost daily that there are people on this earth capable of reading, writing, eating and dressing themselves who believe their lives are ruled from billions of miles away, by the stars – and, of course, the planets.
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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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Nobody is going to try to confiscate guns, although some Web sites know better: President Obama, they are certain, wants to.
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I’ve actually gotten so I don’t associate television with entertainment very much.
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There’s so much comedy on television. Does that cause comedy in the streets?
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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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You have to be on TV a surprisingly long time before you’re stopped on the street. Then, when you are, you get a lot of, ‘Hey, you’re great! What’s your name again?’
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Electronic devices dislike me. There is never a day when something isn’t ailing.
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Japanese is sort of a hobby of mine, and I can get around Japan with ease.
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Comedians are sometimes resentful of their writers. Probably because it’s hard for giant egos to admit you need anyone but yourself to be what you are.
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