“When people asked me what I did for a living, I told them I make pilots. They thought I was a stewardess.” Quote by Suzanne Somers
“It's not racism per se but the tyranny of normalcy - no: the tyranny of attractive normalcy. Which leads to loveable white models who are supposed to be playing ordinary, adorably flawed professionals just like you and me with their brilliant minority friends (with vastly less camera time) who are surgeons. But it's not just ethnicity. That narrow vision also extends to, say, things like women leads. Women leads have to be good-hearted and nice, with a Slutty Best Friend. The main character can't be slutty. Because that's not attractively normal etc” CharacterWhiteVisionNiceTelevisionLike YouNormalModelsRacismOrdinaryCamerasBe GoodBrilliantTyrannySupposed To BeAttractiveEtcMinoritiesFlawedHeartedSurgeonsEthnicityNormalcyMain CharactersGood Hearted Author:Sandra Tsing Loh
“Nowadays, to be frank, every week is a good week for freakshow television. we might start asking, Why are there so many freaks? And why do they all want to be on television?” WantMightWeekTelevisionAskingFreakFrankAsking WhyGood Week Author:Caitlin Moran
“I don't like hiding. I do like to keep certain things to myself, but at the end of the day, I'm eighteen, and I'm going to fall in love.” EndsCertainFallFalling In LoveThe End Of The DayHidingEighteen Author:Selena Gomez
“It warps the minds of our children and weakens the resolve of our allies.” MindChildrenTelevisionOur ChildrenResolveAlliesWarp Author:Stephen Colbert
“The savage, rocky shores of Christmas Island, 200 miles south of Java, in the Indian Ocean. It's November, the moon is in its third quarter, and the sun is just setting. In a few hours from now, on this very shore, a thousand million lives will be launched.” HoursMillionsSunTelevisionThousandMoonOceanThirdsSouthMilesSettingSettingsIndianIslandsShoreQuartersSavagesNovemberJava Author:David Attenborough
“Sentimentalising is anathema, as far as I am concerned. It leads you into ethical problems about violence and killing and eating meat. The whole world becomes topsy-survy if you impose moralities that were evolved within human society on what a blowfly or what a parasite does... there are lots of emotions you can deduce from an animal's behaviour that are correct, but when you start saying it's feeling guilty or thinking or a loved one or mourning, you must be very careful of those feelings.” IfsThinkingWorldHumansDoeWholeFeelingsProblemAnimalEmotionViolenceTelevisionMoralityEatingConcernedKillingCarefulWhole WorldGuiltyMeatMourningEthicalLoved OnesBehaviourHuman SocietyParasitesEating MeatFeeling GuiltyAnathema Author:David Attenborough
“10.30 Newsnight: What Are The Chances Of World War Three Breaking Out After You Have Gone To Bed?” WorldWarThreeChanceGoneTelevisionBedWar Of The Worlds Author:Alan Coren
“If there is only 24 hours to save the universe why are you talking to us?” IfsUniverseHoursTalkingTelevision Author:Declan Lynch
“I once heard that Paul Seymour said as much as winning an NBA Championship, he'd like to see the Celtics lose a game after Auerbach brought out the cigar so he could go up to Arnold and stuff the cigar in his face.” SaidFacesGamesWinningStuffLosesHeardNbaChampionshipCigarNba Championships Author:Bob Cousy
“In many ways, my job in soccer was like my job in basketball now. I had to protect the goal. That was the name of the game, not letting the other team score.” WayJobsGamesNamesGoalTeamProtectBasketballSoccerScoreNba Author:Hakeem Olajuwon