“There is no medical proof that television causes brain damage - at least from over five feet away. In fact, TV is probably the least physically harmful of all the narcotics known to man.” MenFactsCausesBrainKnownFiveFeetTelevisionTvsProofMedicalDamageNarcotics Author:Christopher Lehmann-Haupt
“Television is not like making records. I wanna tell all you kids, do not try this at home, 'cause it's hard. It takes a lot of hard work, a lot of practice, and a lot of different takes.” TryingDifferentHardHomeKidsCausesPracticeRecordsTelevisionHard Work Author:Master P
“The relative ease of most driving lures us into thinking we can get away with doing other things. Indeed, those other things, like listening to the radio, can help when driving itself is threatening to cause fatigue. But we buy into the myth of multitasking with little actual knowledge of how much we can really add in or, as with the television news, how much we are missing. As the inner life of the driver begins to come into focus, it is becoming clear not only that distraction is the single biggest problem on the road but that we have little concept of just how distracted we are.” ThinkingLittlesHelpingProblemCausesClearFocusMissingTelevisionListeningBecomingNewsConceptsAddRadioMythDrivingEaseGet AwayDriversDistractionRelativeThreateningFatigueDistractedInner LifeLureMultitaskingMulti TaskingTelevision News Author:Tom Vanderbilt
“There is a report that says that kids who watch violent TV programs tend to be more violent when they grow up. But did the TV cause the violence, or do violent children preferentially enjoy watching violent programs?” ChildrenKidsGrowsCausesEnjoyWatchesGrowing UpViolenceTelevisionTvsProgramViolentReports Author:Carl Sagan
“television and radio violence was considered by most experts of minimal importance as a contributory cause of youthful killing. ... there were always enough experts to assure the public that crime and violence had nothing to do with crime and violence.” EnoughCausesViolenceCrimeTelevisionImportanceKillingRadioExpertsTelevision And Radio Author:Marya Mannes
“When you trust your television What you get is what you got Cause when they own the information, oh They can bend it all they want.” WantCausesInformationTelevision Author:John Mayer
“If you turn on the television, you'll find the mothers of the most obvious criminals that man could ever diagnose, and they all think their sons are innocent. That's simple psychological denial. The reality is too painful to bear, so you just distort it until it's bearable. We all do that to some extent, and it's a common psychological misjudgment that causes terrible problems.” IfsThinkingMenProblemRealityMotherTurnsCausesSimpleCommonTelevisionSonBearsTerriblePainfulObviousCriminalsInnocentPsychologicalDenialTurn-onBearable Author:Charlie Munger
“The movies television and music we used to produce created an image of America that the world envied... now the millions around the world call us the Great Satan - and with good cause.” WorldAmericaUsedCausesMillionsProduceTelevisionAround The WorldSatanEnviedGood Causes Author:Pat Boone
“Supreme Court says pornography is anything without artistic merit that causes sexual thoughts, that's their definition, essentially. No artistic merit, causes sexual thoughts. Hmm... Sounds like... every commercial on television, doesn't it? You know, when I see those two twins on that Doublemint commercial? I'm not thinking of gum. I am thinking of chewing, so maybe that's the connection they're trying to make.” ThinkingKnowsTryingTwoCausesSoundTelevisionConnectionsCourtDefinitionsSupremeArtisticMeritTwinsSupreme CourtPornographyGumChewingHmm Author:Bill Hicks
“Consider the oddity of those drug commercials on television. Fifteen seconds of the purported therapeutic effort, followed by about 45 seconds of a rapidly muttered list of horrific possible side effects. When the ad is over, I can't remember a thing about what the pill is supposed to do, except perhaps cause nausea, liver damage, projectile vomiting, a nasty rash, a four-hour erection, and sudden death. Sudden death is my favorite because there is something comical about it being a side effect. What exactly is the main effect in that case? Relief from abdominal bloating?” I CanRememberCausesSidesHoursEffortCasesFourEffectsTelevisionDrugMy FavoriteListsDamageReliefSecondsAdsFifteenNastyPillsLiverTherapeuticHorrificSide EffectsComicalNauseaOdditiesVomitingSudden DeathExactly IsProjectileAbdominals Author:Charles Krauthammer