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Dick Cavett Quotes - Page 4

Nobody is going to try to confiscate guns, although some Web sites know better: President Obama, they are certain, wants to.

Dick Cavett (2014). “Brief Encounters: Conversations, Magic Moments, and Assorted Hijinks”, p.189, Henry Holt and Company

I love my own coincidences and love to hear other peoples' stories.

Dick Cavett (2010). “Talk Show: Confrontations, Pointed Commentary, and Off-Screen Secrets”, p.211, Macmillan

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.

"Cavett's Conversations: 'When People Simply Talk'". "Morning Edition" with Renee Montagne, www.npr.org. November 9, 2010.

Its fun for me to go on other folks talk shows. When youve endured the ups and downs and tensions and pitfalls of hosting, being a guest is a piece of angel food.

Dick Cavett (2014). “Brief Encounters: Conversations, Magic Moments, and Assorted Hijinks”, p.39, Henry Holt and Company

Meryl Streep belongs on anybody's list of greats.

"Here's the Thing" with Alec Baldwin, www.wnyc.org. February 27, 2012.

Therapists need to give a depressed patient support and direction.

"On the Couch... with Dick Cavett". Interview with Deborah Serani, www.psychologytoday.com. April 21, 2011.

Does anything show the complexity of the miraculous brain more than that weird curiosity, the sleep-protection dream?

Dick Cavett (2014). “Brief Encounters: Conversations, Magic Moments, and Assorted Hijinks”, p.5, Henry Holt and Company

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.

"Former Talk Show Host Dick Cavett Plays Not My Job". Interview with Peter Sagal, www.npr.org. May 5, 2012.

Every comic can report a few 'gift from the gods' moments.

Dick Cavett (2010). “Talk Show: Confrontations, Pointed Commentary, and Off-Screen Secrets”, p.164, Macmillan

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 (2014). “Brief Encounters: Conversations, Magic Moments, and Assorted Hijinks”, p.81, Henry Holt and Company