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I've been married forty-five years. I think laughter is the secret.
Bob Newhart
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Bob Newhart
Age: 95
Born: 1929
Born: September 5
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I've done more than I thought I was ever going to do. I've had a very long and very satisfying career.
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Marriage and fatherhood heighten the disillusion that we all think we are born handy. We confidently believe that we can fix things around the house, as if it's part of the collective brain that was further enhanced by eighth-grade shop class.
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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.
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I feel more comfortable in comedy.
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One of the first things you ever learn as a stand-up is don't show fear.
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I am a minimalist. I like saying the most with the least.
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Women are more emotional. They do get flustered. Which is not to say that men are better than they. It's simply the way it is.
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I'm very open to the up-and-comers.
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I think everyone probably starts out sounding like someone else, but gradually you develop your own sound.
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There's a lot of cynicism. Let's really enjoy Christmas, with all that's going on in the world.
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There's gratification in making somebody laugh. It's a wonderful sound. I find myself, to this day, doing it, wanting to make people laugh.
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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.
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All comedians are, in a way, anarchists. Our job is to make fun of the existing world.
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Funny is funny is funny.
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I think that what comes through in Chicago humor is the affection. Even though youre poking fun at someone or something, theres still an affection for it.
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Well I was much too practical to presume to have a career in comedy.
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I couldn't play off people that I don't personally like.
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You shouldn't get too close to the truth, because then maybe you stop being funny.
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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.
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