“Some people never change their mind through their whole lives, about anything, despite new information that comes in. And now that we know that homosexuality is not a choice, it's biological, I think we have to love and understand them.” PeopleThinkingKnowsMindWholeChoicesInformationWhole LifeDespiteHomosexualityNever ChangeNew InformationSome People Never ChangePeople Never Change Author:Dick Van Dyke
“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.” PeopleSchoolChristianChurchWeekTaughtChristian LifeSundayEldersSunday School Author:Dick Van Dyke
“There are people with their iPads are taking pictures so much that they're not experiencing the moment. They go home and look at the pictures later.” PeopleLooksMomentsHomeIpadsTaking Pictures Author:Dick Van Dyke
“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.” PeopleIfsThinkingAgeMovingPerfectTalkingBotherKeep MovingInfirmityArthritis Author:Dick Van Dyke
“Young people ask me for advice, and I tell them to do what I didn't do. Get some training. I took jobs that required talents I didn't have.” PeopleJobsYoungAsksAdviceTalentTrainingAsk Me Author:Dick Van Dyke
“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.” PeopleTwoHomeFallTypeDrinkShyRelaxedDrankGuttersSociable Author:Dick Van Dyke
“We all know we're going to die. We're all circling the drain. Some of us are closer than others. I'm 90, I know I'm closer to the drain than most people.” PeopleKnowsDiesDrains Author:Dick Van Dyke
“I went public with the alcoholism, very early on... the early '70s. Mercedes McCambridge, the actress, I think was the first recognizable person that went before Congress and talked about it, and I thought that was a good idea, to take some of the stigma away from it and say "Normal, average people can fall prey to it." So it's been public for me. I did a movie about an alcoholic. And today, you're nobody unless you've been to rehab. It seems like everybody has some kind of an addiction.” PeopleThinkingKindTodayFallAddictionStigma Author:Dick Van Dyke
“I think there's kind of a wave of nostalgia going on right at the moment. You know, people recall an earlier time, which they see as a better time. And I think we just kind of evoke good thoughts when they look at us. That's the feeling I get.” PeopleThinkingKindMomentsFeelingsWaveNostalgiaGood Thoughts Author:Dick Van Dyke
“Longevity in my family's been pretty good. And my grandparents were pretty spry at their age, so I figured I'd probably stay skinny and fairly agile. I used to do old men all the time in sketches. And there used to be an organization called the Gray Panthers. And they would send me, oh, terrible letters about making fun of old people. And I would just always say, "I'm playing the old person I intend to become!"” PeopleMenAgeFunTerribleOld ManLongevityGrandparentOld People Author:Dick Van Dyke
“I don't have any children; I have four middle-aged people.” PeopleChildrenFourMiddleMiddle Aged Author:Dick Van Dyke
“There's a lot of very funny people I'd love to work with that I've never met, of course. I love Steve Martin and Jim Carrey.” PeopleCoursesMetsFunny People Author:Dick Van Dyke
“No, no, it was the relationships. That was that group. People believed that Rob and Laura were really married in real life. You know, a lot of people believed that.” PeopleKnowsRealGroupsMarriedReal LifeLaura Author:Dick Van Dyke
“I think most people will tell you that. They can go along and, while they're denying that they are addicted, say it's stress this, it's this, it's that. But I - it's - I think - I really believe there is a gene. Some people become addicted and others don't.” PeopleThinkingBelieveStressGenes Author:Dick Van Dyke
“So I think we're kind of an alternate choice for people who have had it with sex and violence.” PeopleThinkingKindChoicesSexViolence Author:Dick Van Dyke
