Sloppy language leads to sloppy thought, and sloppy thought to sloppy legislation.
DICK CAVETTThere 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.
More Dick Cavett Quotes
-
-
There’s so much comedy on television. Does that cause comedy in the streets?
DICK CAVETT -
I’ll be happy if I can just stay out of Nebraska.
DICK CAVETT -
Once I left out what I then considered my best line because there was a suspected column rat in the house.
DICK CAVETT -
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.
DICK CAVETT -
I eat at this German-Chinese restaurant and the food is delicious. The only problem is that an hour later you’re hungry for power.
DICK CAVETT -
I hate Danny Kaye movies.
DICK CAVETT -
Every so often, there is an article saying the old kind of talk show isn’t possible now. In the oldest kind of talk show, you only had the choice of that or two other channels!
DICK CAVETT -
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.
DICK CAVETT -
I don’t see the future as bright, language-wise. I see it as a glass half empty – and evaporating quickly.
DICK CAVETT -
I love my own coincidences and love to hear other peoples’ stories.
DICK CAVETT -
If I were running a campaign, I’d urge taking the mountain of money reportedly squandered on pizza, coffee and bagels and spending it more wisely – on a talented young comedy writer.
DICK CAVETT -
The trick to writing for people is, you have to be able to turn them on in your head. And know how they’d word something or how they’d inflect it.
DICK CAVETT -
The information superhighway? That sounds like a place that’s long and boring and kills 50,000 people a year.
DICK CAVETT -
Depression – it falls into that small category of things like combat that, if you haven’t been in it, you can say you can imagine it all you like. But it’s truly different.
DICK CAVETT -
The sudden death at 51 of James Gandolfini is intolerable.
DICK CAVETT