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

Quote by Bob Newhart

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The first time I got up in front of an audience was terror, abject terror,...

The first time I got up in front of an audience was terror, abject terror,...

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The only thing I have never done is a Broadway play. I'm not sure I...

Laughter gives us distance. It allows us to step back from an event, deal with...

Laughter gives us distance. It allows us to step back from an event, deal with...

Jack Benny was, without a doubt, the bravest comedian I have ever seen work. He...

Jack Benny was, without a doubt, the bravest comedian I have ever seen work. He...

I think you should be a child for as long as you can. I have...

I think you should be a child for as long as you can. I have...

I don't like country music, but I don't mean to denigrate those who do. And...

I don't like country music, but I don't mean to denigrate those who do. And...

I don't know how many sacred cows there are today. I think there's a little...

I don't know how many sacred cows there are today. I think there's a little...

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

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

Funny is funny is funny.

Funny is funny is funny.

This stammer got me a home in Beverly Hills, and I'm not about to screw...

This stammer got me a home in Beverly Hills, and I'm not about to screw...

I was influenced by every comedian I ever saw work. That's the only way you...

I was influenced by every comedian I ever saw work. That's the only way you...

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I don't like country music, but I don't mean to denigrate those who do. And...

I was never a Certified Public Accountant. I just had a degree in accounting. It...

I was never a Certified Public Accountant. I just had a degree in accounting. It...

Comedians are never really on vacation because you're always at attention... that antenna is always...

Comedians are never really on vacation because you're always at attention... that antenna is always...

I'm very open to the up-and-comers.

I'm very open to the up-and-comers.

When I started out in 1960, I thought it might possibly last a couple of...

When I started out in 1960, I thought it might possibly last a couple of...

I've been a very lucky actor.

I've been a very lucky actor.

I don't have a stack of scripts.

I don't have a stack of scripts.

It's getting harder and harder to differentiate between schizophrenics and people talking on a cell...

It's getting harder and harder to differentiate between schizophrenics and people talking on a cell...

It was a decision to work clean. I just prefer to work that way. I...

It was a decision to work clean. I just prefer to work that way. I...