“There is something supremely reassuring about television; the worst is always yet to come.” Quote by Jack Gould
“Seven out of 10 black faces you see on television are athletes. The black athlete carries the image of the black community. He carries the cross, in a way, until blacks make inroads in other dimensions.” WayFacesBlackCommunityTelevisionCrossesSevenAthleteDimensionsCarrieBlack CommunityBlack Face Author:Arthur Ashe
“Don't read newspapers for the news (just for the gossip and, of course, profiles of authors). The best filter to know if the news matters is if you hear it in cafes, restaurants... or (again) parties.” IfsKnowsMatterCoursesPartyTelevisionNewsNewspapersRestaurantsGossipProfileFiltersCafes Author:Nassim Nicholas Taleb
“The Renaissance is studded by the names of the artists and architects, with their creations recorded as great historical events.” ArtistNamesEventsCreationHistoricalArchitectRenaissanceHistorical EventsItalian RenaissanceGreat Historical Author:Arthur Erickson
“Don't you understand anything? Isn't it absolutely essential to keep a fierce Left and a fierce Right, both on their toes and each terrified of the other? That's how we get things done. Any opposition to the N.I.C.E. is represented as a Left racket in the Right papers and a Right racket in the Left papers. If it's properly done, you get each side outbidding the other in support of us-to refute the enemy slanders. Of course we're non-political. The real power always is.” IfsRealDonePoliticalCoursesLeftSidesEnemySupportTelevisionEssentialsPaperOppositionFierceTerrifiedToesPapersThings DoneSlanderRacketReal PowerNon Political Book:That Hideous Strength Source: That Hideous Strength
“People realized that they could come on Fox News Sunday, and they would be well and fairly treated.” PeopleWellsWould BeLiteratureNewsTreatedSundayFoxesFox News Author:Brit Hume
“That studies have shown that more people are getting up earlier, they're getting their news earlier. They're getting less sleep, getting up at earlier hours.” PeopleLiteratureHoursSleepStudyNews Author:Katie Couric
“I think they are paying a lot more attention to news now, by the way, in part because of national-security issues. A lot of young people have friends or family in the military today.” PeopleThinkingWayTodayYoungAttentionIssuesSecurityMilitaryNewsNational Security Author:Tom Brokaw
“It's like tabloid news programs that talk about how horrible something is, while at the same time they're glorifying it as their top story.” StoriesNewsProgramHorribleTabloids Author:Scott Putesky
“Republicans have to be relieved. Given all the bad news this White House has faced, at least the president's hemorrhaging has stopped.” HouseGivenPresidentWhiteRepublicanNewsWhite HouseBad NewsRelieved Author:Stuart Rothenberg
“I thought about dying whenever I got bad news about other people.” PeopleDyingNewsBad News Author:Jonah Lomu