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Quotes by Bob Newhart

Bob Newhart

“I dont like country music, but I dont mean to denigrate those who do. And for the people who like country music, denigrate means put down”

“Laughter gives us distance. It allows us to step back from an event, deal with it and then move on.”

“This stammer got me a home in Beverly Hills, and Im not about to screw with it now.”

“All I can say about life is, Oh God, enjoy it!”

“This is my brother Darryl, and this is my other brother Darryl.”

“But it comes off as innocence, which carries through the picture.”

“The Bob Newhart Show: The Complete Second Season”

“I couldnt play off people that I dont personally like,”

“That meant I could go home at night, ... Doing stand-up comedy, youre on the road an awful lot.”

“The show went through several stages before it went on the air,”

“I wouldnt want that man as my psychologist.”

“But CBS decided it wanted to concentrate more of the show on my job as a psychologist. ... I think one of the reasons for the change is that some CBS officials heard the word condominium and thought the show was about sex.”

“The group was really supposed to be a one-shot deal, ... But it was obvious by the audiences reaction that they loved the group. That convinced us to bring them back.”

“People stayed home on Saturdays to watch CBS, ... I dont know why or how the networks abandoned Saturday nights. Maybe cable has had something to do with that. I dont know, but I do know that at one time Saturdays were big for the networks.”

“That idea came from my wife (Virginia), ... You know, Dallas had done the thing about one season being nothing more than a dream. We managed to keep it a secret until we actually shot the show. You should have heard the audience when they saw me and Suzanne in bed.”

There are a lot of questions I keep asking myself about why I do comedy. I guess I laugh to keep from crying. And I guess if you ever get me crying, I might not stop. This is the way I look at tragedy or else Ill cry.

All I can say about life is Oh God enjoy it!

People with a sense of humor tend to be less egocentric and more realistic in their view of the world and more humble in moments of success and less defeated in times of travail.

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.

Humors a weapon if you want to make it one.