"If every violent program in the nation were blipped off the air for 48 hours, and replaced by reruns of the 'Donna Reed Show', there would not be one less death in South Central LA. At most you'd have several more incidents of people shooting out their TVs."

-- J. Michael Straczynski

#Air Quotes #People Quotes #Television Quotes

“O youth whose hope is high, Who dost to Truth aspire, Whether thou live or die, O look not back nor tire.”

Source : Robert Bridges (1912). “Poetical Works Of Robert Brides Excluding The Eight Dramas”
“Unfortunately, love and compassion have been omitted from too many spheres of social interaction for too long. Usually confined to family and home, their practice in public life is considered impractical, even naive. This is tragic.”
“Sooner or later we've all got to confront the reality that we have got to come to understand who we are and what we're doing, and the extent to which we are guided or manipulated by forces that are beyond our control.”

Source : "Actor-writer Ayad Akhtar". "The Tavis Smiley Show", www.pbs.org. April 26, 2012.
“What they call you is one thing. What you answer to is something else.”

Source : "Fooling with Words (Part One)". billmoyers.com. May 28, 1999.
“Am I seriously the only one of us who prides herself on being a truly authentic person?”
“The praise of injudicious friends frequently fosters bad mannerisms.”

Source : Elisabeth Marbury (1924). “My Crystal Ball: Reminiscences”, New York : Boni and Liveright
“If your life's at a juncture and you need to think about things, there's nowhere better than home. However old you are.”
“Being your true self is the most effective formula for success there is.”

Source : FaceBook post by Danielle LaPorte from Jan 23, 2012

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