Bob Newhart

"Humor is so important to the American scene throughout history."

"I think that what comes through in Chicago humor is the affection. Even though you're poking fun at someone or something, there's still an affection for it."

"I think there's a little confusion between humor and 'gross' passing for humor. That's kind of regrettable, because they aren't the same thing."

"I think you should be a child for as long as you can. I have been successful for 74 years being able to do that."

"I 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."

"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."

"The schizophrenic has no sense of humor. His world is a constantly daunting, unfriendly place."

"Humor's a weapon if you want to make it one."

"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."

"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."

"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."

"What you see on stage is pretty much the way I am... a dry sense of humor."