"Television is the first truly democratic culture - the first culture available to everybody and entirely governed by what the people want. The most terrifying thing is what people do want."

-- Clive Barnes

#People Quotes #Culture Quotes #Television Quotes

“Always" is a good word to believe in.”

Source : Susan Abulhawa (2010). “Mornings in Jenin”, p.231, Bloomsbury Publishing
“There are lots of great movies coming out of the U.S. but it's not something I've ever really been interested in. They're great films but I much prefer the smaller independent films, which are more thought provoking and experimental.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Only conservatives believe that subversion is still being carried on in the arts and that society is being shaken by it...”
“American public opinion is like an ocean, it cannot be stirred by a teaspoon.”
“I think writers like old cities and are made very nervous by new cities.”
“Truth travels slowly and gets weaker as it goes. Suitable lies are strong and run faster.”

Source : Ariana Franklin (2007). “Mistress of the Art of Death”, p.299, Penguin
“I admit that for me love goes deeper than the struggle, or maybe what I mean is, love is the deeper struggle.”

Source : Julia Alvarez (2010). “In the Time of the Butterflies”, p.147, Algonquin Books
“People cannot live by lending money to one another.”

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