Late Show With David Letterman Quotes & Sayings

Simply being a guest on David Letterman's show has been a highlight of my career. I never dreamed that I would follow in his footsteps, though everyone in late night follows Dave's lead. I'm thrilled and grateful that CBS chose me. Now, if you'll excuse me, I have to go grind a gap in my front teeth. — Stephen Colbert

The man must have a rare recipe for melancholy, who can be dull in Fleet Street. — Charles Lamb

Never name it after yourself. Maybe we'll throw a with in there. That seems to work. Like Late Show With David Letterman. — Jon Stewart

I'd watched a lot of David Letterman for sure. As far as who I watched as a late-show host, it was definitely Letterman. — Chad VanGaalen

Young men, come and blow things up. — Dave Eggers

Sure, losing an election hurts, but I've experienced worse. And at an age when every day is precious, brooding over what might have been is self-defeating. In conceding the 1996 election, I remarked that "tomorrow will be the first time in my life I don't have anything to do." I was wrong. Seventy-two hours after conceding the election, I was swapping wisecracks with David Letterman on his late-night show. — Bob Dole

Most Republicans call the show 'The Left Wing.' — Allison Janney

It's two days until tax time. I know it's late, but there is still time to deduct this show as a loss. — David Letterman

The primary mode of experiencing images is non-verbal ... but once it's brought out into the light of the day, what's understood by the subconscious intuitive mind can be better grasped by the conscious rational mind. Aligning the two produces powerful results. — John Paul Caponigro

David Letterman is the best late-night talk show host right now, hands down, and has been since he first took the desk. — George Lopez

Up until the last minute, it was art and drawing for me. That was the first real and natural thing I thought I was good at and loved to do. But I developed a similar kind of love for music. — James Bay

Joy is immeasurable cheerfulness. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Mr Letterman, 66, would retire when his contract to host the CBS network's Late Show With David Letterman expires next year, ending a run as a late-night host that began in 1982 on NBC. — Anonymous