"What do we mean by the public interest? Some say the public interest is merely what interests the public. I disagree."

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Source : Television and the Public Interest, delivered 9 May 1961, National Association of Broadcasters, Washington, DC

Newton N. Minow

#Mean Quotes #Interest Quotes #Disagree Quotes

“Let's suppose somebody abused you sexually. You still had a choice, though not a good one, about what to tell yourself about the abuse.”
“There might be a lot of physical chemistry within a couple, but without the compatibility of life philosophy and interests then the relationship will likely not be long-lasting.”
“My great forte in killing buffaloes was to get them circling by riding my horse at the head of the herd and shooting their leaders. Thus the brutes behind were crowded to the left, so that they were soon going round and round.”
“What we are teaches the child far more than what we say, so we must be what we want our children to become.”
“Detroit... where 'mother' is half a word.”
“O Jesus and Mary, let my entire consolation in this world be to love you and to suffer for sinners.”
“No, I'm not a very methodologically pure actor.”
“I think the ability to motivate might be interpreted as the ability to lead, or to show people their goals or, perhaps more important, what their potential is - as a person as well as a player. You've got to show players that being part of a team will carry over to the experience of becoming part of society.”

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