Television has raised writing to a new low. Samuel Goldwyn US (Polish-born) movie producer (1882 - 1974) The one function TV news performs very well is that when there is no news we give it to you with the same emphasis as if there were. David Brinkley US television newscaster (1920 - 2003) Television has done much for psychiatry by spreading information about it, as well as contributing to the need for it. Alfred Hitchcock British movie director (1899 - 1980) For a list of all the ways technology has failed to improve the quality of life, please press three. Alice Kahn The avoidance of taxes is the only intellectual pursuit that carries any reward. John Maynard Keynes English economist (1883 - 1946) The penalty for success is to be bored by the people who used to snub you. Nancy Astor British politician (1879 - 1964) The surest way to make a monkey of a man is to quote him. Robert Benchley US actor, author, & humorist (1889 - 1945) An ardent supporter of the hometown team should go to a game prepared to take offense, no matter what happens. Robert Benchley US actor, author, & humorist (1889 - 1945) Everything is funny as long as it is happening to Somebody Else. Will Rogers, Illiterate Digest (1924), "Warning to Jokers: lay off the prince" US humorist & showman (1879 - 1935) One can survive everything, nowadays, except death, and live down everything except a good reputation. Oscar Wilde Irish dramatist, novelist, & poet (1854 - 1900) |