Humor is so important to the American scene throughout histo... - Bob Newhart

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

"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."

"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."

"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."