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Nicolas Gomez DavilaIn an age in which the media broadcast countless pieces of foolishness, the educated man is defined not by what he knows, but by what he doesn't know.

—  Nicolas Gomez Davila, 1913-1994, Colombian writer

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Timothy LearyIn the information age, you don’t teach philosophy as they did after feudalism. You perform it. If Aristotle were alive today he'd have a talk show.

—  Timothy Leary, 1920-1996, American psychologist

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Gore VidalNever pass up a chance to have sex or appear on television.

—  Gore Vidal, 1925-2012, American writer

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Dave LettermanI cannot sing, dance or act; what else would I be but a talk show host.

—  Dave Letterman, 1947-, American TV talk show host

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Jean BaudrillardLaughter on American television has taken the place of the chorus in Greek tragedy.

—  Jean Baudrillard, 1929-2007, French intellectual

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Woody AllenLife doesn't imitate art, it imitates bad television.

—  Woody Allen, 1935-, American actor & film director

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Zig ZiglarRich people have small TVs and big libraries, and poor people have small libraries and big TVs.

—  Zig Ziglar, 1926-2012, American self-help writer

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Laurence J PeterTelevision has changed the American child from an irresistible force into an immovable object.

—  Laurence J Peter, 1919-1990, Canadian writer & educator

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Andy WarholWhen I got my first television set, I stopped caring so much about having close relationships

—  Andy Warhol, 1928-1987, American artist

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Gore VidalTelevision is now so desperately hungry for material that they're scraping the top of the barrel.

—  Gore Vidal, 1925-2012, American writer

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Jean-Luc GodardI would never see a good movie for the first time on television.

—  Jean-Luc Godard, 1930-2022, French film director

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Fred AllenTelevision is the triumph of machine over people.

—  Fred Allen, 1894-1956, American comedian

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Arthur ClarkeCNN is one of the participants in the war. I have a fantasy where Ted Turner is elected president but refuses because he doesn't want to give up power.

—  Arthur Clarke, 1917-2008, British Sci-Fi writer

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Eleanor RooseveltIf the use of leisure time is confined to looking at TV for a few extra hours every day, we will deteriorate as a people.

—  Eleanor Roosevelt, 1884-1962, Wife of the 32nd USA president

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Bertrand RussellTelevision allows thousands of people to laugh at the same joke and still remain alone.

—  Bertrand Russell, 1872-1970, British philosopher

Noel CowardTelevision is for appearing on, not looking at.

—  Noel Coward, 1899-1973, British playwright

Marshall McLuhanIn television, images are projected at you. You are the screen. The images wrap around you. You are the vanishing point.

—  Marshall McLuhan, 1911-1980, Canadian academic & media theorist

Ray BradburyThe television, that insidious beast, that Medusa which freezes a billion people to stone every night, staring fixedly, that Siren which called and sang and promised so much and gave, after all, so little.

—  Ray Bradbury, 1920-2012, American sci-fi writer

Christian BobinThe evil of television is not in television, it is in the world.

—  Christian Bobin, 1951-2022, French writer

Funny Quotes

Kurt VonnegutOne of the few good things about modern times: If you die horribly on television, you will not have died in vain. You will have entertained us.

—  Kurt Vonnegut, 1922-2007, American writer

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Groucho MarxI find television very educational. Every time someone switches it on I go into another room and read a good book.

—  Groucho Marx, 1890-1977, American comedian

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Jerry SeinfeldMen don't care what's on TV. They only care what else is on TV.

—  Jerry Seinfeld, 1954-, American comedian

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Fred AllenTelevision is a device that permits people who haven't anything to do to watch people who can't do anything.

—  Fred Allen, 1894-1956, American comedian

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George CarlinIn TV today, you can say I pricked my finger, but you can't say it the other way around.

—  George Carlin, 1936-2008, American comedian

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Fred AllenTelevision is a medium because anything well done is rare.

—  Fred Allen, 1894-1956, American comedian

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Fred AllenImitation is the sincerest form of television.

—  Fred Allen, 1894-1956, American comedian

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Jerry SeinfeldDon't you hate “To Be Continued”s on TV? I mean the whole reason you watch a TV show is because it ends. If I wanted a long, boring story with no point to it, I've got my life.

—  Jerry Seinfeld, 1954-, American comedian

Jerry SeinfeldNeat and clean. That's the way I want to live. My idea of the perfect living room would be the bridge on the Starship Enterprise: big chair, nice TV, remote control. That's why Star Trek really was the ultimate male fantasy. Hurtling through space in your living room, watching TV.

—  Jerry Seinfeld, 1954-, American comedian




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