“You know, as somebody who writes op-eds and appears on the television, I appreciate as well as anybody that…there is a limit to what that accomplishes.” KnowsWritingWellsTelevisionLimitsAppreciateAccomplish Author:John Bolton
“Bullying behaviour can be communicated via text, mobile phones, internet, social networking sites, forums. But we can't limit it because these messages are then reinforced by television which glamorises yelling, swearing and vulgar behaviour as the way to walk the red carpet of acceptance.” WaySocialWalksAcceptanceTelevisionInternetLimitsMessagesRedPhonesBullyingBehaviourSiteVulgarCarpetMobileNetworkingYellingSocial NetworkingSocial NetworkRed CarpetSwearingForumsMobile PhonesSocial Networking SitesNetworking Sites Author:Louise Burfitt-Dons
“I'm not sure I'd classify any topics as off-limits, but I don't look for new territories to offend. There's my joke about when my roommate beat cancer. People talk about cancer survivors like they're warriors, but from where I was sitting, she was just watching television and eating soup. Like, did she go to war? No. She kind of just sat around.” PeopleLooksKindWarTelevisionLimitsEatingBeatsJokesSittingCancerWarriorNot SureSatSurvivorTerritoryTopicsSoupCancer SurvivorRoommateWatching TelevisionNew TerritoryBeat Cancer Author:Amy Schumer
“One of the problems I see with these comics on television, particularly cable television, is, since you can say anything in terms of sex and scatological references and so on, therefore, you should do it. So they all limit themselves to these subjects and this vocabulary. My objection is that it is a lack of articulateness. Irreverence is easy, but what is hard is wit. Wit is what these comedians lack.” ShouldHardProblemSexEasyTermSubjectsTelevisionLimitsWitComedianSay AnythingVocabularyCablesObjectionsIrreverence Author:Tom Lehrer