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.
DICK CAVETTUnpleasant reading on the subject of anger tells us that there’s not really anything wrong with it. In limited amounts. It can even be a good thing. A pressure valve.
More Dick Cavett Quotes
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It takes a certain amount of guts to go to your class reunions.
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A biggest mistake I made when I started doing a talk show was I thought you had to read the books.
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I live a sensible life. You know, I don’t take on too much.
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While other kids were out playing and doing healthy things, I read an ancient judo book with a neck hold that was fatal to so many people they finally dropped it from judo.
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Commercials are not the only exposure that obesity gets on TV. It is by no means a rarity on the wonderful Judge Judy’s show when both plaintiff and accused all but literally fill the screen.
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Lawyers work hard and, like us, they’re human, many of them.
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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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As long as people will accept crap, it will be financially profitable to dispense it.
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I get a kick out of people saying I was funny.
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An effective speaker can do more damage or more good in a well-stated minute than an angry klutz could do in half an hour.
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Teaching is an art and a profession requiring years of training.
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The greatest benefit of depression is the fact that when I have talked about it, every so often someone comes up and says, you saved my dad’s life.
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My dream was maybe someday, one night I can be a guest on a talk show, and then I will have achieved everything I want.
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There’s so much comedy on television. Does that cause comedy in the streets?
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Japanese is sort of a hobby of mine, and I can get around Japan with ease.
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