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“The fact is that surveys which media people openly admit to show that fewer than twelve percent of their customers believe they're doing a good job, while the average profit margin in television is in the neighborhood of eighty percent.”

People Believe Facts Shows Jobs Media Television Percent Average Profit Customers Neighborhood Fewer Twelve Good Job Eighty Margins Surveys Profit Margin

Author:L. Neil Smith

“Attention deficit is no longer the supposed domain of Generation Y's who were brought up on a diet of social media and new technology. A recent study revealed 65 percent of 55-64 year olds surf, text and watch television simultaneously.”

Years Social Attention Watches Technology Study Generations Media Television Percent Social Media Diets Domain Deficit New Technology Surf Generation Y

Author:Kevin Kelly

“Even in Australia I'd say 80 percent of our television was American. I grew up watching Alfred Hitchcock Presents and The Twilight Zone. I used to sit with my mum when I was just nine years old, trying to guess what the twist would be. I love that kind of thing.”

Trying Years Kind Would Be Used Television Grew Grew Up Percent Nine Zone Australia Twilight Mum Twists Nine Years Hitchcock Twilight Zone

Author:Jacki Weaver

“Apparently, when Twin Peaks was on the air in Spain, something like 50 percent of televisions were tuned to it.”

Air Television Percent Twins Spain Twin Peaks

Author:Kyle MacLachlan

“When I said on national television I still struggle, a reparative therapist called me and said if you'll come into therapy with me I can cure you of your temptations and attractions 100 percent. And then there are the offers of using homosexual pornography within the therapeutic process to help people understand why they're struggling.”

People Ifs Said Stills I Can Helping Process Struggle Television Offers Percent Attraction Cures Temptation Therapy Homosexual Pornography Therapists Therapeutic

Author:Alan Chambers

“Television in the '80s was very limited. There was no Food Network. When I opened Spago, I had the kitchen in the dining hall. It was probably the first restaurant to do so. The dining scene became more casual. All these cooking shows have transformed our profession one-hundred percent.”

Firsts Shows Television Scene Percent Hundred Cooking Profession Kitchen Restaurants Halls Transformed 80s Casual Dining Food Network Cooking Shows

Author:Wolfgang Puck

“On prime time entertainment television, scientists are most at risk. Ten percent of scientists featured in prime-time entertainment programming get killed, and five percent kill someone. No other occupational group is more likely to kill or be killed.”

Five Risk Groups Television Ten Percent Scientist Entertainment Programming Prime Prime Time

Author:George Gerbner

“Tune your television to any channel it doesn't receive and about 1 percent of the dancing static you see is accounted for by this ancient remnant of the Big Bang. The next time you complain that there is nothing on, remember that you can always watch the birth of the universe.”

Bigs Remember Universe Next Watches Television Birth Percent Dancing Ancient Complaining Tunes Next Time Bangs Static Remnants

Book:A Short History of Nearly Everything

Source: A Short History of Nearly Everything

“One percent of people will always be honest and never steal," the locksmith said. "Another one percent will always be dishonest and always try to pick your lock and steal your television. And the rest will be honest as long as the conditions are right - but if they are tempted enough, they'll be dishonest too. Locks won't protect you from the thieves, who can get in your house if they really want to. They will only protect you from the mostly honest people who might be tempted to try your door if it had no lock".”

Source: The (Honest) Truth About Dishonesty: How We Lie to Everyone – Especially Ourselves