Bob Newhart Quotes


I don't like country music, but I don't mean to denigrate those who do. And for the people who like country music, denigrate means 'put down'. Bob Newhart Music 140
Laughter gives us distance. It allows us to step back from an event, deal with it and then move on. Bob Newhart Allows 105
This stammer got me a home in Beverly Hills, and I'm not about to screw with it now. Bob Newhart Home 86
All comedians are, in a way, anarchists. Our job is to make fun of the existing world. Bob Newhart Job 72
I'm most proud of the longevity of my marriage, my kids, and my grandchildren. If you don't have that, you really don't have very much. Bob Newhart Marriage 71
Funny is funny is funny. Bob Newhart Comedy 66
I was never a Certified Public Accountant. I just had a degree in accounting. It would require passing a test, which I would not have been able to do. Bob Newhart Graduation 44
It's getting harder and harder to differentiate between schizophrenics and people talking on a cell phone. It still brings me up short to walk by somebody who appears to be talking to themselves. Bob Newhart Uncategorized 40
I really don't know what makes a comedian. I think it's a family background and environment. Yet if you put the same ingredients in another person, he may never utter a funny line. Bob Newhart Funny 38
When I started out in 1960, I thought it might possibly last a couple of years. I never expected it to last 42. I take great satisfaction in that longevity. Bob Newhart Uncategorized 38
I love portraying the totally indifferent person. Bob Newhart Love 37
I don't know how many sacred cows there are today. I think there's a little confusion between humor and gross passing for humor. That's kind of regrettable. Bob Newhart Uncategorized 36
The first time I got up in front of an audience was terror, abject terror, which continued for another four or five years. There still is, a little bit. Bob Newhart Uncategorized 35
I think one reason for a successful marriage is laughter. I think laughter gets you through the rough moments in a marriage. Bob Newhart Marriage 34
Well I was much too practical to presume to have a career in comedy. Bob Newhart Uncategorized 34
Well, my career choice made a difference because I never would have met my wife, Jenny. I met her through comedian Buddy Hackett. He set us up on a blind date and then we got married. Bob Newhart Uncategorized 32
There are a lot of questions I keep asking myself about why I do comedy. I guess I laugh to keep from crying. And I guess if you ever get me crying I might not stop. This is the way I look at tragedy or else Ill cry. Bob Newhart Laughter 28
You do a clean show and it's over and the audience have enjoyed themselves and you've enjoyed yourself, and you haven't had to resort to shock. Bob Newhart Uncategorized 26

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