Dick Cavett Quotes

I'm not all that enthralled by show business, and I'm not that much of a highbrow.

Dick Cavett

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Sure I do a lot of jokes about Anne Frank. But when you do those jokes, it makes people remember what happened to her. That process of bringing her story back doesn't have to be a serious one. What I say is all nonsense, but it helps to keep her memory alive.

Joan Rivers

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Physical books are still my favorite, but I own an e-book reader. They're convenient for travel.

Jesmyn Ward

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If you wish to know the mind of a man, listen to his words.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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Not all problems have a technological answer, but when they do, that is the more lasting solution.

Andy Grove

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Science Fiction is not just about the future of space ships travelling to other planets, it is fiction based on science and I am using science as my basis for my fiction, but it's the science of prehistory - palaeontology and archaeology - rather than astronomy or physics.

Jean M. Auel

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The thing about a music career is that it ain't over until the fat lady sings. Look at all the times people threw in the towel on Dylan - or Neil Young. Remember when Young was doing things in the '80s like 'Trans' and the rockabilly album and being completely lambasted by critics who now think he is wonderful again?

Jeff Buckley

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Peter Jackson and Steven Spielberg are men at the top of their game, and Jackson especially is going to change the nature of film-making.

John Rhys-Davies

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I was dissatisfied just being an actor.

Stanley Tucci

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Almost everything Truman did in foreign affairs I approve of.

Stephen Ambrose

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I believe you'll see a low Earth orbit space travel business begin.

Dennis Muilenburg

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When I thought I was retired, I wanted to travel around the world and watch soccer games.

Drew Carey

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To fail is a natural consequence of trying, To succeed takes time and prolonged effort in the face of unfriendly odds. To think it will be any other way, no matter what you do, is to invite yourself to be hurt and to limit your enthusiasm for trying again.

David Viscott

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