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Richard Alva Cavett (/ˈkævɪt/; born November 19, 1936) is an American television personality, comedian and former talk show host notable for his conversational style and in-depth discussions. He appeared regularly on nationally broadcast television in the United States in five consecutive decades, the 1960s through the 2000s.

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I always wanted to live in a haunted house.

Haunted, Haunted Houses, House, Live, Wanted

Home schooling as an idea is on a par with home dentistry.

Dentistry, Home, Idea, Ideas, Par

I have a feeling that about 90% of my life has been shaped by my voice, both as an embarrassment and as an advantage. There was always the terrible incongruity of this deep voice barreling out of this little body. Somewhere in the back of my mind I was aware that it was ludicrous, that it took on an importance that wasn't really there.

Body, Embarrassment, Feelings, Mind, Shaped, Voice

Unpleasant reading on the subject of anger tells us that there's not really anything wrong with it. In limited amounts. It can even be a good thing. A pressure valve.

Good Things, Limited, Pressure, Reading

Obviously those who burn to be professional jesters mean that they want to be successful comedians. And those are always an elite, microscopic portion of the population. But oh, how they try.

Mean, Successful, Comedian, Obviously, Portion

Why anyone, by dying, should thereby be declared beyond criticism, innocent of wrongdoing, suddenly filled with virtue and above reproach escapes me.

Criticism, Dying, Innocent, Reproach, Virtue

As long as people will accept crap, it will be financially profitable to dispense it.

Accept, Business, Dispense, Funny, Inspirational, People

Meryl Streep belongs on anybody's list of greats.

Belongs, Greats, List, Lists, Meryl, Streep

In relative youth, we assume we'll remember everything. Someone should urge the young to think otherwise.

Assume, Remembers Everything, Think, Thinking, Young, Youth

I eat at this German-Chinese restaurant and the food is delicious. The only problem is that an hour later you're hungry for power.

Chinese, Cooking, Food, Hour, Power, Restaurant

Lawyers work hard and, like us, they're human, many of them.

Hard, Hard Work, Human, Humans, Lawyer, Lawyers

Anyone 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.

Fate, Limb, Loss, Segment, Thinking, Worse

I'm not all that enthralled by show business, and I'm not that much of a highbrow.

Business, Enthralled, Highbrow, Show, Show Business, Shows

Can you picture yourself at the age 60 doing what you do now?

Age, Picture

I feel like I've been watching Irwin Corey forever. I saw him in the 1950s, and I thought he was old then.

Feels, Forever, Saw, Saws, Thought

I confess, I do have to remind myself almost daily that there are people on this earth capable of reading, writing, eating and dressing themselves who believe their lives are ruled from billions of miles away, by the stars - and, of course, the planets.

Believe, Capable, Confess, Course, Reading, Stars

Music bypasses the brain and goes straight to the heart. I wish my life had more of it.

Brain, Heart, Life, Music, Wish

It's not always easy to identify your own voice. It comes with time.

Easy, Identify, Time, Voice

The idea that hunting is one against one is ludicrous. It's one animal versus the hunter, the manufacturer of the rifle, the bullet maker, the designer and manufacturer of the telescopic sight, the auto manufacturer who made the car the hunter got to the edge of the wild in, the maker of his waterproof shoes, the various manufacturers of his mittens, glasses, overcoat - and that's only the beginning of the list. The "sportsman" who shoots an animal should then make a speech, like the actor who wins an Oscar does, thanking the multitudes behind the scenes who made this "victory" possible.

Animal, Car, Hunting, Manufacturer, Overcoat, Winning

I've actually gotten so I don't associate television with entertainment very much.

Television, Entertainment, Associates, Associate, Actually

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