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> [Statistically, I'd say comedy writers are perhaps the sanest category of show people. And why not? They make big money, and although it's not an easy trade - particularly when you're at your galley oar five days a week -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-cavett/statistically-i-d-say-comedy-writers-are-perhaps-the-sanest-category/)

[Dick Cavett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-cavett/)

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## More by Dick Cavett

> [A conversation does not have to be scintillating in order to be memorable. I once met a president of the United States, and his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-cavett/a-conversation-does-not-have-to-be-scintillating-in-order-to-be/)

[Dick Cavett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-cavett/)

> [I don't see the future as bright, language-wise. I see it as a glass half empty - and evaporating quickly.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-cavett/i-don-t-see-the-future-as-bright-language-wise-i-see-it-as-a-glass/)

[Dick Cavett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-cavett/)

> [I'm not all that enthralled by show business, and I'm not that much of a highbrow.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-cavett/i-m-not-all-that-enthralled-by-show-business-and-i-m-not-that-much-of/)

[Dick Cavett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-cavett/)

> [I know what it feels like to be a gun lover.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-cavett/i-know-what-it-feels-like-to-be-a-gun-lover/)

[Dick Cavett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-cavett/)

> [Meryl Streep belongs on anybody's list of greats.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-cavett/meryl-streep-belongs-on-anybody-s-list-of-greats/)

[Dick Cavett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-cavett/)

> [Radio, which was a much better medium than television will ever be, was easy and pleasant to listen to. Your mind filled automatically with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-cavett/radio-which-was-a-much-better-medium-than-television-will-ever-be-was/)

[Dick Cavett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-cavett/)

> [I guess the best advice I ever got or anyone could get for doing a talk show, though it has not been easy very…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-cavett/i-guess-the-best-advice-i-ever-got-or-anyone-could-get-for-doing-a/)

[Dick Cavett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-cavett/)

> [William F. Buckley was a man who had a great capacity for fun and for amusing himself by amazing others.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-cavett/william-f-buckley-was-a-man-who-had-a-great-capacity-for-fun-and-for/)

[Dick Cavett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-cavett/)

> [Just think of all the billions of coincidences that don't happen.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-cavett/just-think-of-all-the-billions-of-coincidences-that-don-t-happen/)

[Dick Cavett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-cavett/)

> [I eat at this German-Chinese restaurant and the food is delicious. The only problem is that an hour later you're hungry for power.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-cavett/i-eat-at-this-german-chinese-restaurant-and-the-food-is-delicious-the/)

[Dick Cavett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-cavett/)

> [I have a long list of things that make me mad.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-cavett/i-have-a-long-list-of-things-that-make-me-mad/)

[Dick Cavett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-cavett/)

> [“The idea that hunting is one against one is ludicrous. It's one animal versus the hunter, the manufacturer of the rifle, the bullet maker,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-cavett/the-idea-that-hunting-is-one-against-one-is-ludicrous-it-s-one-animal/)

[Dick Cavett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-cavett/)

> [Chris Matthews can't start any sentence without 'Let me ask you this... ' And I love Chris Matthews! But almost everybody in journalism does…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-cavett/chris-matthews-can-t-start-any-sentence-without-let-me-ask-you-this/)

[Dick Cavett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-cavett/)

> [You would have to be naive to think you can appear on television and not have the material edited in some way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-cavett/you-would-have-to-be-naive-to-think-you-can-appear-on-television-and/)

[Dick Cavett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-cavett/)

> [I'm not sure why writing for others became harder. Probably a reluctance to give away anything you might conceivably use yourself caused a block.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-cavett/i-m-not-sure-why-writing-for-others-became-harder-probably-a/)

[Dick Cavett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-cavett/)

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