“In any business, the more you learn, the more sympathetic you can be to other people's positions.” Quote by Peter Asher
“These days, there are many people around the world who listen to the songs that made me infamous and read the books that made me respectable.” PeopleWorldMadeBookSongAround The WorldThese DaysRespectableInfamous Author:Kinky Friedman
“Sometimes people's careers take off on their first albums, sometimes they don't.” PeopleFirstsSometimesCareersAlbums Author:Peter Asher
“But if you cover the World Series on the news or do a feature on an Ali boxing match then all of a sudden ears go up all over the place and people say what the hell are you doing. The reason for that is that we're doing something that people are really interested in.” PeopleIfsWorldReasonHellNewsEarsSeriesFeaturesBoxingWorld SeriesBoxing Matches Author:Roone Arledge
“But unlike the setup in most organizations, where there's an administrator on top and creative people or doers underneath, I'm basically a doer and I like to have administrative people underneath me.” PeopleCreativeOrganizationCreative PeopleDoersAdministrativeAdministratorsSetups Author:Roone Arledge
“I don't expect to win every battle but I think Fred Pierce has enough respect for me that I can go fight my battles and win my share.” ThinkingI CanEnoughFightingWinningShareBattlePierce Author:Roone Arledge
“I don't think any industry was ever as closely scrutinized and written about and constantly in the public eye as television.” ThinkingEyeWrittenTelevisionIndustryPublic Eye Author:Roone Arledge
“I don't think people realize the extent to which TV networks are hurt when they carry public broadcasting. I think the estimate is that they lose a half-million dollars for a half day's programming.” PeopleThinkingRealizingLosesHurtHalfMillionsTvsDollarsProgrammingMillion DollarsBroadcastingHalf Days Author:Roone Arledge
“In fact, I had a series of offers which would have brought me a lot of money to make films and package TV programs. There were people who said to me, we'll put a million dollars in your bank account tomorrow, which is a hard thing to turn down.” PeopleSaidHardFactsFilmTurnsMillionsTvsTomorrowOffersProgramAccountsDollarsSeriesLots Of MoneyPackagesMillion DollarsHard ThingsBank Accounts Author:Roone Arledge
“In the past ABC has made half-hearted efforts or, worse, cosmetic efforts, to do something about news and I wasn't certain about what their real aim was - nor am I now.” MadeRealPastCertainEffortHalfNewsAimHeartedCosmeticsHalf Hearted Author:Roone Arledge
“One of the reasons why when Elvis dies or the Son of Sam is captured ABC News' ratings go up is because people who don't normally watch news are watching then. The question is, do you want to attract people who don't watch network news or fight over the people who do?” PeopleWantReasonDiesFightingWatchesSonNewsReason WhyCapturedRating Author:Roone Arledge