"Classic was Jimmy Savile’s use of the cloak of authority and kindness. Savile’s celebrity allowed him to acquire this authority. As we consider the regulation of the media and the legal right to privacy it is worth reflecting on how the Savile scandal happened. It happened because the aura of Sir Jimmy’s celebrity protected him from scrutiny by the press."

-- Daniel Finkelstein

#Kindness Quotes #Media Quotes #Use Quotes

“Actually, it's as if [Superman is] more real than we are. We writers come and go, generations of artists leave their interpretations, and yet something persists, something that is always Superman.”
“I'm no role model; all I want to show is love.”
“Knowing and feeling are two different things, and feeling is what counts.”
“In bourgeois society capital is independent and has individuality, while the living person is dependent and has no individuality.”
“I never ever played the lead role in a play, except at school. I guess the industry that we're in, boys that look like me don't get the lead role.”
“If you're doing the best you can, that's good enough.”

Source : Chieko N. Okazaki (1993). “Lighten Up!”, Deseret Book Company
“No-one wants to hear anything spoken in earnest anymore, unless it happens to involve unrequited, teenage love.”
“If we Americans are split into two meaningful camps, it is not conservative versus liberal. The two camps are the politically awake and the hypnotized.”

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