Dick Cavett Quotes

I have a feeling that about 90% of my life has been shaped by my voice, both as an embarrassment and as an advantage. There was always the terrible incongruity of this deep voice barreling out of this little body. Somewhere in the back of my mind I was aware that it was ludicrous, that it took on an importance that wasn't really there.

Dick Cavett

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Topics

LifeMindVoiceDeepMy LifeBody

I have to really enjoy someone's personality, not just their looks, before I'll kiss them.

Megan Fox

PersonalityKissSomeoneEnjoyLooks

No one needs to tell me about the importance of the free press in a democratic society or about the essential role a newspaper can play in its community.

Robert Kennedy

CommunityMeSocietyFreePlayTell

As I come towards the end of my life, you get to see things in a slightly different perspective.

John Rhys-Davies

LifePerspectiveEndMy LifeYou

Writing a novel is easier than writing a memoir; you are not constrained by the truth.

Steve Bisley

TruthWritingYouMemoirEasier

It was from them that I learned that hard work in stable surroundings could yield rewards, even if only in infinitesimally small increments.

Sidney Altman

WorkHard WorkSmallHardRewards

You can't teach an ear, you can't teach talent, but you can teach people who have those things not to just fly by the seat of their pants.

Marya Hornbacher

TalentPeopleFlyYouTeachPants

I have no burning ambitions, and I can honestly say the thing I love most is 'Bake Off.' That will always come first.

Mary Berry

LoveI CanSayWillFirstAlways

Some people might hate someone who is successful, but in Peru, they love it! It makes them feel they can be successful, too. That's a good state of mind for a country that wants to come out of poverty.

Juan Diego Florez

LoveGoodHatePeopleMindSomeone

My natural tendency is to write about zombie bunnies, but one of my first writing teachers got incorporated into my writing superego, and I keep hearing his admonition to make things feel more real the weirder they get.

Chris Adrian

WritingFeelTeachersWriteFirst

The Purdue education was fine, but I wasn't ready to learn when I was at Purdue.

Brian Lamb

EducationLearnReadyFine

For a comedian, there is nothing better than watching another great comedian.

Bob Newhart

GreatBetterNothingWatchingThan

Rather than realizing immediate physiological gain, the challenge is more about reducing the mental attrition from the two days to maximize each event.

Ashton Eaton

ChallengeMoreTwoDaysMentalGain

Copyright © 2024 QuotesDict Quote by Dick Cavett