David Letterman Quotes

born 1947 United States

David Michael Letterman (born 12 April 1947) is an American late night talk show host, comedian, television producer, Indy Racing League car owner (Rahal Letterman Racing), and philanthropist.

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Also known as: David letterman, Late Night with David Letterman, Late Show with David Letterman, Letterman, David

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Nothing—believe me—nothing is more satisfying to me personally than getting a great idea and then beatin' it to death.

New York now leads the world's great cities in the number of people around whom you shouldn't make a sudden move.

Now all of us can talk to the NSA—just by dialing any number.

How long have you been a black man?

Don't confuse cancellation with failure. Although this is also a failure.

All right, that's pretty much all I got. The only thing I have left to do, for the last time on a television program: Thank you and good night.

Nice job…what the hell is U2 supposed to play?

I may not be smart enough to debate you point-for-point on this, but I have the feeling about 60% of what you say is crap.

Hey, John, I got a question! You need a ride to the airport?

Traffic signals in New York are just rough guidelines.

We're told that they were zealots fueled by religious fervour…religious fervour and if you live to be a thousand years old will that make any sense to you? Will that make any goddamn sense?

It's interesting about life. You learn things over that you already learned. And then you forget, because you're drawn to the mundane so you can't be sucked into the reality, the drama, and the ugliness that can be provided by life. So, you're drawn toward the mundane.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: David Letterman (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.