"I would do nightclubs and concerts - particularly concerts, which is mostly what I did - and only people who already agreed with me would show up. People weren't going to come and inadvertently turn on their television set and find this offensive stuff coming out."

-- Tom Lehrer

#People Quotes #Television Quotes #Stuff Quotes

“Policy is largely set by economic elites and organized groups representing business interests with little concern for public attitudes or public safety, as long as the public remains passive and obedient.”
“Haste to disgrace the traitor. Do not wait 'til later.”
“Sometimes adults seem as though they have cut a chord from being a child.”
“The most miserable man in the world of those meant for Paradise will be dipped once in Paradise. Then he will be asked, "Son of Adam, did you ever face any misery? Did you ever experience any hardship?" So he will say, "No, by God, O Lord! I never faced any misery, and I never experienced any hardship."”
“In film and television you have to be able to see the whole picture in a different way than you do on the stage because you shoot out of order and you're working with technology.”
“Hold the period of youth sacred to education, and the period of maturity, when the physical forces begin to flag, equally sacred to ease and agreeable relaxation.”

Source : Edward Bellamy (2000). “Looking Backward: From 2000 to 1887”, p.41, Applewood Books
“I eat the hearts of girls and puke slugs and snails.”
“Life is like a trumpet - if you don't put anything into it, you don't get anything out of it.”

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