Amazing Quote by Dick Cavett

In my mid-adolescence, my friend Terry Martin and I became obsessed with William F. Buckley. This makes more sense when you realize that we…

— Malcolm Gladwell

I've always thought that Lewis Carroll himself had a certain comedy tinge to him. He was a guy who was a satirist. He really…

— James Bobin

It's great to be with William Buckley, because you don't have to think. He takes a position and you automatically take the opposite one…

— John Kenneth Galbraith

Here's one measure of the man and the scope of his achievement: No serious historian will be able to write about 20th-century America without…

— Bill Kristol

I consider myself a disciple of Norman Lear. And one of the things he did was topic-driven humor.

— Kenya Barris

Before there was Ronald Reagan there was Barry Goldwater, and before there was Barry, there was National Review , and before there was National…

— William F. Buckley, Jr

I knew who Buckley and Vidal were growing up, being a political junkie.

— Morgan Neville

For as long as I can remember, I've had John Michael Higgins in my brain in the funny department.

— Briga Heelan

I was very aware of Jeff Buckley. My brother actually bought me The Mamas And The Papas and Jeff Buckley for my birthday when…

— Imogen Poots

Billy (Martin) was a great one for jokes. He liked to play a joke more than anyone I ever knew.

— Mickey Mantle

George Saunders is the funniest. He makes me laugh in the way I want to laugh - with so much empathy and deep understanding…

— Mark Duplass

My favorite favorites are people like Bunuel, Fellini and Charlie Chaplin.

— Alex Winter