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I really don't know what makes a comedian. I think it's a family background and environment. Yet if you put the same ingredients in another person, he may never utter a funny line. ↗

— Bob Newhart

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I was influenced by every comedian I ever saw work. That's the only way you learn how to do it. ↗

— Bob Newhart

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It was a decision to work clean. I just prefer to work that way. I have no problem with comedians who don't work that way. There was a temptation in the early '70s to reconsider. I decided against it. ↗

— Bob Newhart

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Well I was much too practical to presume to have a career in comedy. ↗

— Bob Newhart

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I've been told to speed up my delivery when I perform. But if I lose the stammer, I'm just another slightly amusing accountant. ↗

— Bob Newhart

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The first time I got up in front of an audience was terror, abject terror, which continued for another four or five years. There still is, a little bit. ↗

— Bob Newhart

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People kind of tend to mystify design and architecture by suggesting you need to train. ↗

— Marc Newson

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Well, my career choice made a difference because I never would have met my wife, Jenny. I met her through comedian Buddy Hackett. He set us up on a blind date and then we got married. ↗

— Bob Newhart

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When I started out in 1960, I thought it might possibly last a couple of years. I never expected it to last 42. I take great satisfaction in that longevity. ↗

— Bob Newhart

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You do a clean show and it's over and the audience have enjoyed themselves and you've enjoyed yourself, and you haven't had to resort to shock. ↗

— Bob Newhart

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