I'm not freakishly short. I had, on my show, used shortness as a joke subject; it didn't really bother me.
Dick CavettOnce I left out what I then considered my best line because there was a suspected column rat in the house.
Dick CavettThe greatest benefit of depression is the fact that when I have talked about it, every so often someone comes up and says, you saved my dad's life.
Dick CavettIn relative youth, we assume we'll remember everything. Someone should urge the young to think otherwise.
Dick CavettAnyone working in the media can tell you that there seems to be an always-ready-to-explode segment of the populace for whom offense is a fate worse than anything imaginable. You'd think offense is one of the most calamitous things that could happen to a human being; right up there with the loss of a limb, or just missing a parking space.
Dick Cavett