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 More Quotes by Dick Van Dyke More Quotes From Dick Van Dyke We should never judge a day by its weather. Dick Van Dyke judgingweatherinspirational Women will never be as successful as men because they have no wives to advise them. Dick Van Dyke funny-inspirationalwomensuccess You can spread jelly on the peanut butter but you can't spread peanut butter on the jelly. Dick Van Dyke peanutsjellypeanut-butter The secret to keeping moving is keeping moving. Dick Van Dyke secretmoving Somebody asked what I wanted on my gravestone. I'm just going to put: 'Glad I Could Help.' Dick Van Dyke gravestonewantedhelping I didn't know the answers, but I could feel that the things that gave life meaning came from a place within and from the nurturing of values like tolerance, charity, and community. Dick Van Dyke meaning-of-lifetolerancecommunity You have to be able to laugh at yourself. Attitude is almost more important than what happens to you. Dick Van Dyke importantattitudelaughing Walt Disney and I always said we were two children looking for our inner adults. Dick Van Dyke adultstwochildren In my seventies, I exercised to stay ambulatory. In my eighties, I exercise to avoid assisted living. Dick Van Dyke seventieseightyexercise You need someone to love, and something to do that you enjoy, and something to hope for, and that's enough for me. Dick Van Dyke enjoyenoughneeds If you spend your life thinking, "I wonder if today is when it ends," you're going to miss out on everything wonderful. Dick Van Dyke missingtodaythinking I taught Sunday school when I was younger, and ended up an elder in the church, and it just seemed to me that a lot of people who went to church certainly weren't - the rest of the week - living what I would call an Christian life. Dick Van Dyke sundaychristianschool Hope is life's essential nutrient, and love is what gives life meaning Dick Van Dyke and-lovelove-isgiving I wanted to be Stan Laurel, then I wanted to be Fred Astaire and then Captain Kangaroo. I actually started out as a radio announcer when I was 17 and never left the business so that's literally 70 years. Dick Van Dyke captainsradioyears When I was a kid, I loved all the silent comedians - Buster Keaton, Laurel and Hardy, Chaplin. And I used to imitate them. I'd go to see a Buster Keaton movie and come home and try things out I'd seen. I learned to do pratfalls when I was very young. Dick Van Dyke comedianhomekids I got into a Broadway show before I ever sang and danced. I learned how after I got in the show. Dick Van Dyke broadway-showsbroadwayshows People think I'm talking like I'm in perfect health, but I have all the infirmities for my age. I have arthritis and all those things. But if you keep moving, that won't bother you. Dick Van Dyke talkingmovingthinking I think that's the answer to a good marriage. Everyone has their own room. Dick Van Dyke answersroomsthinking Only funny line I've had was my first day on the set of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. They were making me up, and I saw the director call the makeup man over, and he says "What are we going to do about the hooter?" And the makeup guy said, "I'm not a plastic surgeon." So I started that show with a big nose, and quite conscious of it. Dick Van Dyke makeupguymen I wasn't a falling-in-the-gutter type. I drank at home because it relaxed me. I was shy around new people, but after a drink or two, I became more sociable. Dick Van Dyke hometwofall
