62 Bob Newhart Quotes for You to Enjoy

Bob Newhart

American Comedian

Born: Sep 5, 1929

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Related authors: George Carlin Groucho Marx Milton Berle Mitch Hedberg Robin Williams Rodney Dangerfield Steven Wright W. C. Fields

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. Bob Newhart

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The only way to survive is to have a sense of humour. Bob Newhart

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I think one reason for a successful marriage is laughter. I think laughter gets you through the rough moments in a marriage. Bob Newhart

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I was never a Certified Public Accountant... I just had a degree in accounting. The reason I was never a Certified Public Accountant was because it would require passing a test, which I would not have been able to do. Bob Newhart

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Sometimes you forget you're famous. You wonder, 'Why is that person staring at me?' Bob Newhart

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I wasn't the class clown. I wasn't that obvious. There would be a circle of guys, and they're watching the class clown. And I'm standing in the back, and I turn to the guy next to me and I say something funny to him, and he starts to laugh. And the guy next to him says, 'What did he say?' Bob Newhart

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No matter what hyenas sound like, they are not actually laughing. Bob Newhart

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I remember seeing a movie with Jose Ferrer and Rosemary Clooney where they were husband and wife, and they got in bed, and he had on polka-dot pajamas and she had on striped pajamas, and when they got up the next morning he had on the striped pajamas and she had the polka dot pajamas, and that was considered racy at that time! Bob Newhart

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I certainly don't delude myself that there aren't certainly more important things to do in life than make people laugh, but I can't imagine anything that would bring me more joy. Bob Newhart

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Mark Twain gave us an insight into the life on the Mississippi at the turn of the century. Bob Newhart

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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. Bob Newhart

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I worked in accounting for two and a half years, realized that wasn't what I wanted to do with the rest of my life, and decided I was just going to give comedy a try. Bob Newhart

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Don't be silly and don't waste your time. Bob Newhart

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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. Bob Newhart

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Richard Pryor introduced me to the world of the inner city, and the urban world, and did it hysterically. My favorite comedian, even though we work 180 degrees differently, but funny is funny is funny. Bob Newhart

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You're not dead at 85. You're a long way from it. Go out and enjoy. You've earned it. Bob Newhart

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I just made the decision that I was going to try comedy, and if didn't work, then I knew it didn't work. Then I would go back and do whatever. But at least I wouldn't torture myself the rest of my life, wondering whatever would have happened. Bob Newhart

The highest of highs is to have a new routine that you're just breaking in and that's working, and that's - you're one step removed doing a situation comedy because you have a live audience there. Bob Newhart

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The best advice I was probably given and the best advice I could give someone who is trying to get into the comedy field is to take advantage of every opportunity you have to work to hone your skills. Bob Newhart

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