Dick Van Dyke Quotes

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Dick Van Dyke

Profession : Actor

Birth : December 13, 1925

Women will never be as successful as men because they have no wives to advise them.

Dick Van Dyke

Just knowing you don't have the answers is a recipe for humility, openness, acceptance, forgiveness, and an eagerness to learn - and those are all good things.

Dick Van Dyke

Bob Hope, like Mark Twain, had a sense of humor that was uniquely American, and like Twain, we'll likely not see another like him.

Dick Van Dyke

I have four kids, seven grandkids, and four great-grandkids. Maybe I can become a great-great-grandfather if I hang on!

Dick Van Dyke

If I'd known I was going to live this long, I would have taken better care of myself.

Dick Van Dyke

The Horny Toad in Cave Creek has great food. When I'm in Arizona, I have at least one meal there. I have a daughter who lives out there, and Dee Dee Wood, who was the choreographer on 'Mary Poppins,' lives out there. I still get out there once in a while, but not in the summer.

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Do you know that I was the anchor on the 'CBS Morning Show?' And my newsman was Walter Cronkite.

Dick Van Dyke

I asked Fred Astaire once when he was about my age if he still danced, and he said 'Yes, but it hurts now.' That's exactly it. I can still dance, too, but it hurts now!

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I found out retirement means playing golf, or I don't know what the hell it means. But to me, retirement means doing what you have fun doing.

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I've made peace with insecurity... because there is no security of any kind.

Dick Van Dyke

I think the saddest moment in my life just happened two months ago. My old nightclub partner passed away, Phil Erickson down in Atlanta. He - I owe him everything. He put me in the business and taught me about everything I know.

Dick Van Dyke

I pay attention to the news. I take the 'New York Times.' I do the Saturday crossword.

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For some reason, as time gets short in life, wasting time escaping through entertainment bothers me.

Dick Van Dyke

That rule about having to act one's age? I just don't buy it.

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The secret to keeping moving is keeping moving.

Dick Van Dyke

I never had a lot of drive, but because I had family responsibilities, I had a lot of tenacity - the tenacity of a drowning man.

Dick Van Dyke

I swim, go to the gym, and do a little dancing every day and a little singing.

Dick Van Dyke

When I auditioned for 'Bye Bye Birdie' on Broadway, Gower Champion said, 'You've got the job!' I said, 'Mr. Champion, I can't dance.' He said, 'We'll teach you what you need to know.'

Dick Van Dyke

I did a 'Golden Girls' once, which shot in front of an audience, and that went well. I had a good time. But I need an audience, for comedy at least.

Dick Van Dyke

Don't worry so much. Most of the things you worry about never end up happening.

Dick Van Dyke