Bob Newhart Quotes

Truth is a deep kindness that teaches us to be content in our everyday life and share with the people the same happiness.

I'm not a hero or a superstar. I'm an everyday guy. I feel happy when children approach me. I feel that something good is happening in life when little kids recognise me.

My dad would always say, 'What can you do to make the world a better place?' Well, I can make people laugh.

I'm very thankful that I can make people happy just by signing my name.

I'm really thankful and complimented when people come to me and say, thank you for the great times for all these years. But I don't think about it as being a leader.

People still thank me for the stuff I did for this sport, and I appreciate everything people say.

The kind of experience of humility and happiness that comes with gratitude tends to crowd out whatever is coarse, or ugly, or mean.

There is as much greatness of mind in acknowledging a good turn, as in doing it.

False happiness renders men stern and proud, and that happiness is never communicated. True happiness renders them kind and sensible, and that happiness is always shared.

Tell the truth. Sing with passion. Work with laughter. Love with heart. 'Cause that's all that matters in the end.

When the kids are laughing in the audience, I tear up, I'm so happy I did a nice thing.

Of life's two chief prizes, beauty and truth, I found the first in a loving heart and the second in a laborer's hand.

Humility is becoming a lost art, but it's not difficult to practice. It means that you realize that others have been involved in your success.

The joy of giving is indeed a pleasure, especially when you get rid of something you don't want.

Sometimes we need to remind ourselves that thankfulness is indeed a virtue.

There is such a thing as 'thanks-feeling' - feeling thankful. This ought to be the general, universal spirit of the Christian.

You have to give people the pleasure of giving you.

I have nothing but love in my heart and everything I say is just an instrument for laughs.

I had a list of rules I made up one time. It says: Tell the truth, sing with passion, work with laughter, and love with heart. Those are good to start with, anyway.

Laughter is much more important than applause. Applause is almost a duty. Laughter is a reward.

When I give somebody something and see their face, it just makes me so happy.

With each day, I realize more and more that my mahatmaship, which is mere adornment, depends on others. I have shown with the glory borrowed from my innumerable coworkers.

If I want to leave one thing here after I'm gone, it would be an incredible sense of humility.

People don't usually compliment your character.

It's awfully nice when people thank you for the pleasure and laughter you've brought to their lives.