Dick Cavett > Quotes

“Censorship feeds the dirty mind more than the four-letter word itself.”
― Dick Cavett

“It's a rare person who wants to hear what he doesn't want to hear. ”
― Dick Cavett

“The idea that hunting is one against one is ludicrous. It's one animal versus the hunter, the manufacturer of the rifle, the bullet maker, the designer and manufacturer of the telescopic sight, the auto manufacturer who made the car the hunter got to the edge of the wild in, the maker of his waterproof shoes, the various manufacturers of his mittens, glasses, overcoat--and that's only the beginning of the list. The "sportsman" who shoots an animal should then make a speech, like the actor who wins an Oscar does, thanking the multitudes behind the scenes who made this "victory" possible.”
― Dick Cavett

“If your parents never had children, chances are you won’t either.”
― Dick Cavett

“There's so much comedy on television. Does that cause comedy in the streets?”
― Dick Cavett

“As long as people will accept crap, it will be financially profitable to dispense it.
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― Dick Cavett

“I think I have many spenglerian moods about the country, and that some day people will look back and think 'this was a really goofy, unadmirable stupid time.”
― Dick Cavett

“Bush’s “the French have no word for entrepreneur” is guaranteed immortality.”
― Dick Cavett, Talk Show: Confrontations, Pointed Commentary, and Off-Screen Secrets

“Perhaps the saddest irony of depression is that suicide happens when the patient gets a little better and can again function sufficiently.”
― Dick Cavett

“What better substitute for real love than a sea of eager faces, beaming, laughing, applauding, and celebrating your existence?”
― Dick Cavett, Brief Encounters: Conversations, Magic Moments, and Assorted Hijinks

“The initial delight of being spotted lasts about a week and four days.”
― Dick Cavett, Talk Show: Confrontations, Pointed Commentary, and Off-Screen Secrets

“I had Wayne as a guest on the show once. He may not remember, because I’m not sure he ever saw me. His eyes and consciousness seem to bypass you somehow, and focus somewhere in an undefined middle distance. The words sound memorized; he has an affect that might best be described as “nobody home.”
― Dick Cavett, Brief Encounters: Conversations, Magic Moments, and Assorted Hijinks