Dick Cavett
Dick Cavett
Richard Alva "Dick" Cavettis an American television personality and former talk show host notable for his conversational style and in-depth discussions. Cavett appeared regularly on nationally broadcast television in the United States in five consecutive decades, the 1960s through the 2000s...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Show Host
Date of Birth19 November 1936
CityGibbon, NE
CountryUnited States of America
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I was just talking to someone who is technically versed and he was amazed at the quality,
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I watched one of the Lennon programs yesterday,
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I don't know who said, 'Dick would be great with rock people,'
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Well, it saved her a lot of muddy shoes,
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That was a real contribution to television, ... It was pointed out to me after the show by a terribly distressed gentleman. He checked everything. It's as if he checked the lyrics for 'Tea for Two' and failed to check that. I don't know if they had lyrics with them, but he didn't hear it.
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Janis was so exuberant, ... In a way it's sad to see her so happy.
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The brain process that results in a joke materializing where no joke was before remains a mystery. I'm not aware of any scholarly, scientific or neurological studies on the subject.
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The emotions in all true anxiety dreams are next to unbearable.
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We were doing shows five days a week, so I assigned a guy to pick out the good stuff, ... We lost some shows, but saved hundreds.
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Don't you wish you could have been a little older and kept a diary of all those meetings?
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Show people tend to treat their finances like their dentistry. They assume the people who handle it know what they are doing.
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I felt bad when George Bush was booed. But only briefly. My sympathy for that man has a half-life of about four seconds.
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It's fun for me to go on other folks' talk shows. When you've endured the ups and downs and tensions and pitfalls of hosting, being a guest is a piece of angel food.
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If your parents never had children, chances are you won't either.