“I felt bad when George Bush was booed. But only briefly. My sympathy f...” — Dick Cavett Quote

“I felt bad when George Bush was booed. But only briefly. My sympathy for that man has a half-life of about four seconds.”

“I did standup while still working for Johnny Carson in the mid-'60s, thus gaining the advantage of at least getting laughs from him about how I hadn't the night before.”

“A conversation does not have to be scintillating in order to be memorable. I once met a president of the United States, and his second sentence to me was about knees.”

“Depression - it falls into that small category of things like combat that, if you haven't been in it, you can say you can imagine it all you like. But it's truly different.”

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

“You would have to be naive to think you can appear on television and not have the material edited in some way.”

“Sympathy is important, but it rings hollow if not followed by action.”

“Obviously, Jay-Z is one of the greatest entertainers of the world today. Not only is he a remarkable rhetorical genius, he's also a man of deep sympathy and empathy for those who are lost and vulnerable, but especially under-educated youth of all cultures and stripes.”

“Sometimes you look at footballers and think they're selfish or they don't bring a good image to society. But sometimes people underestimate footballers and their capacity to have a strong opinion and sympathy for others.”

“As a mentor, you have to be willing to put yourself in your mentee's shoes to understand their struggles that they deal with. It's not supposed to turn into a pity party by any means, but empathy speaks volumes to a mentee in need of help rather than forced sympathy.”

“Manhattan's probably one of the bluest parts in the country, and Indiana's definitely one of the redder states. I have sympathy for both sides.”