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Somebody asked what I wanted on my gravestone. I'm just going to put: 'Glad I Could Help.'

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Dick Van Dyke
Age: 98
Born: 1925
Born: December 13
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I would love to see Carl Reiner working in the arena today. He did some marvelous things on our show in the early '60s when it was a little edgy. We did shows about blacks, a couple, three of those. Some thought-provoking stuff.
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I sing all day. And it's good for you. Good for your vocal cords.
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But I wish they would make a musical of some kind. I miss musicals so much. You don't see them anymore.
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My son Barry, of course, has been on from the beginning. And his son Shane is playing now a med student regularly on the show. And at one point or another, I've had all four of his kids on the show.
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I'm not a loner. I have to have a life partner.
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In my seventies, I exercised to stay ambulatory. In my eighties, I exercise to avoid assisted living.
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I have four children and I have seven grandkids.
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The secret to keeping moving is keeping moving.
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I would love to be Moses.
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I think the biggest mistake - I was always a big fan of Cary Grant, and he asked me to do a movie with him, playing the second lead, and I didn't do it. And to this day, I can't remember why. But I could've said I worked with Cary Grant, but I turned him down. That was probably the biggest mistake I ever made.
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There aren't many pratfalls in comedy anymore.
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I think there's kind of a wave of nostalgia going on right at the moment. You know, people recall an earlier time, which they see as a better time. And I think we just kind of evoke good thoughts when they look at us. That's the feeling I get.
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I have two kids who were like me, we get out of bed feeling good, and the other two would sit at the breakfast table and grumble. I think it's born into us. I usually wake up feeling pretty good. Looking forward to the day.
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When I was a kid, I had ambitions for being a television announcer, which was before television took off, you know, in the late 40s. And just through necessity, going out looking for work, I was starting to sing, and dance, and act, and I never expected to do that, nor to have any success at it at least.
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So at 16 I got a job at the local radio station. And I was working after school and weekends. I did the news I did everything. I did - played records.
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My work is just a hobby. No, I wouldn't want to do it professionally. It's too hard. Deadlines are no fun. But I can sit and tweak all night and not worry about time.
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'Mary Poppins' was one of the best experiences of my life.
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Anyone who doesn't sing and dance at every opportunity is missing out on the joy of life.
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I wanted to be a radio announcer.
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I have also heard and read various accounts of why they [Sheldon Leonard and Carl Reiner] liked me. My favorites? I wasn't too good-looking, I walked a little funny, and I was basically kind of average and ordinary. I guess my lack of perfection turned out to be a winning hand. Let that be a lesson for future generations.
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