Dick Van Dyke : (14) " I never even had a bachelorhood: I went straight from my parents’ home to a marriage. " - Dick Van Dyke " I have a beautiful, young wife who sings and dances, so there’s a lot of duetting going on at my house. " - Dick Van Dyke " Bob Hope, like Mark Twain, had a sense of humor that was uniquely American, and like Twain, we’ll likely not see another like him. " - Dick Van Dyke " Once you get the kids raised and the mortgage paid off and accomplish what you wanted to do in life, there’s a great feeling of: ‘Hey, I’m free as a bird.’ " - Dick Van Dyke " My wife didn’t like Hollywood or its stars, but she made an exception when, in 1972, we were invited to dinner – cooked by Frank Sinatra. " - Dick Van Dyke " When I was a kid, I had ambitions for being a television announcer, which was before television took off, you know, in the late ’40s. " - Dick Van Dyke " Don’t worry so much. Most of the things you worry about never end up happening. " - Dick Van Dyke " I cannot live alone. " - 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. " - Dick Van Dyke " As for my studies in school, I was a solid student. I was strong in English and Latin, but I got lost anytime the subject included math. I wish I had paid more attention to biology and science in general, subjects that came to interest me as an adult. I could have gotten better marks, but I never took a book home, never did homework. " - Dick Van Dyke