Dick Clark

Dick Clark: Well, he was a bigot, but that doesn't detract from anything he accomplished on the field.

Dick Clark: It will be good to be back in New York again for New Year's, and I'm elated that Ryan has agreed to join me in ushering in New Year's on America's favorite holiday special.

Dick Clark: We're very confident. No miracles have to happen here. It's just focus on the business and get your results. Obviously there's a long way to go, but I think we're on the right path.

Dick Clark: We were looking for the same objectives that the baseball writers and the veterans committee look for -- longevity, an outstanding career and character.

Dick Clark: Lobbyists are not permitted in our meetings and are not involved in the program in any way.

Dick Clark: If our lawmakers are to effectively address immigration, international trade, the war on terror and other pressing matters, an understanding of the peoples of the world is vital.

Dick Clark: It's real good to be back with you again this year. You and I have been a part of each other's lives for so many New Year's Eves that I wouldn't have missed this for the world.

Dick Clark: Last year I had a stroke. It left me in bad shape. I had to teach myself how to walk and talk all over again. It was a long hard fight. My speech is not perfect but I'm getting there.

Dick Clark: Well, I'm using a cane, so what? So what if they shot me sitting in a wheelchair? That's life.

Dick Clark: We are pleased to be at the forefront in producing what has become the fastest-growing leisure sport activity in the world, ... We look forward to taking the tiger by the tail and moving this marketing phenomenon to the next level -- television.

Dick Clark: When I looked at him, I would say to myself, 'I've stolen from him,' as everybody has who's a talker on television.

Dick Clark: I'm eager to enter into the meeting. Anyone that we do select, I believe, will have credentials, and we'll be able to show folks numbers that they want. I feel we have to do the best job we can.

Dick Clark: The problem is when you try to impose today's standards on people living back then. It's the politically correct thing to do, but it was a different era, a different country then.

Dick Clark: I don't set trends. I just find out what they are and exploit them.

Dick Clark: If you want to stay young-looking, pick your parents very carefully.

Dick Clark: Music is the soundtrack of your life.

Dick Clark: Humor is always based on a modicum of truth. Have you ever heard a joke about a father-in-law?