Bob NewhartI think there's a part, just a part of comedians, that is still childlike.371Thought
Bob NewhartI was never a Certified Public Accountant. I just had a degree in accounting. It would require passing a test, which I would not have been able to do.361Reading
Bob NewhartPeople 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.374HumanityHumorTime
Bob NewhartThe first time I got up in front of an audience was terror, abject terror, which continued for another four or five years. There still is, a little bit. ✨ Interview With Mic… ▶331DeathTime
Bob NewhartJack Benny was, without a doubt, the bravest comedian I have ever seen work. He wasn't afraid of silence. He would take as long as it took to tell the story.354Sadness
Bob NewhartI've been married forty-five years. I think laughter is the secret. ✨ Bob Newhart: What I've Learned by Mike Sager, www.esquire.com. December 18, 2008.344HumorThought
Bob NewhartWhen you're going for a joke, you're stuck out there if it doesn't work. There's nowhere to go. You've done the drum role and the cymbal clash and you're out on the end of the pla… ▶303Humor
Bob NewhartAll comedians are, in a way, anarchists. Our job is to make fun of the existing world.314Politics
Bob NewhartComedians are never really on vacation because you're always at attention... that antenna is always out there. ✨ Bob Newhart Set For Las Vegas Show. Interview with Scott Gul… ▶358Politics
Bob NewhartI don't like country music, but I don't mean to denigrate those who do. And for the people who like country music, denigrate means 'put down'.293Humanity
Bob NewhartIt's getting harder and harder to differentiate between schizophrenics and people talking on a cell phone. It still brings me up short to walk by somebody who appears to be talkin… ▶283Humanity
Bob NewhartBut I really believe that if you have the ability, there is an obligation to make people laugh3210HumanityHumor
Bob NewhartI'm one of those passengers who arrives at the airport five or six hours early so I can throw back a few drinks and muster up the courage to board the plane. Apparently I'm not al… ▶266Time
Bob NewhartI am a minimalist. I like saying the most with the least.244Sadness
Bob NewhartI don't know how many sacred cows there are today. I think there's a little confusion between humor and gross passing for humor. That's kind of regrettable.191HumorThought
Bob NewhartI love portraying the totally indifferent person.2810Love
Bob NewhartI was influenced by every comedian I ever saw work. That's the only way you learn how to do it.2810Reading
Bob NewhartWhen I started out in 1960, I thought it might possibly last a couple of years. I never expected it to last 42. I take great satisfaction in that longevity.203ThoughtTruth
Bob NewhartI've been told to speed up my delivery when I perform. But if I lose the stammer, I'm just another slightly amusing accountant. ✨ Biography/Personal Quotes. www.imdb.com.2610Life
Bob NewhartI think you should be a child for as long as you can. I have been successful for 74 years being able to do that. Don't rush into adulthood, it isn't all that much fun.193Thought
Bob NewhartWell, if you’re a native Chicagoan, you know how dumb he [Dr. Robert Hartley] is. He gets on the Ravenswood El, he goes past his stop on Sheridan Road, he gets off in Evanston, wh… ▶228Time
Bob NewhartLaughter gives us distance. It allows us to step back from an event, deal with it and then move on. ✨ Bob Newhart (2006). I shouldn't even be doing this: and other things th… ▶196Humor
Bob NewhartI still feel thirty, except when I try to run.208Life
Bob NewhartThere 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 … ▶208HumorSadness
Bob NewhartAll I can say about life is, 'Oh God, enjoy it!' ✨ Biography/Personal Quotes. www.imdb.com.165Life
Bob NewhartI'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 Set For Las Vegas Show.… ▶1510Politics
