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Humor's a weapon if you want to make it one.

Bob Newhart

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Bob Newhart
Age: 95
Born: 1929
Born: September 5
Actor
Comedian
Film Actor
Stand-Up Comedian
Television Actor
Voice Actor
Oak Park
Illinois
George Robert Newhart
George Robert Bob Newhart
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Humor
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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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The reason I'm a psychologist is based in part on my telephone routines. Much of my humor comes out of reaction to what other people are saying. A psychologist is a man who listens, who is sympathetic.
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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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I've been a very lucky actor.
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Well I was much too practical to presume to have a career in comedy.
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Don't ever have two dogs. That way you won't know which one to blame.
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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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All I can say about life is, 'Oh God, enjoy it!'
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I don't want to find the secret. I'm afraid all the joy will go out of it if I find the secret.
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I am a minimalist. I like saying the most with the least.
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You shouldn't get too close to the truth, because then maybe you stop being funny.
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