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Brian Lamb

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[Wikipedia] Brian Patrick Lamb is an American journalist. He is the founder, executive chairman, and the now-retired CEO of C-SPAN, an American cable network that provides coverage of the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate as well as other public affairs events. In 2007, Lamb was awarded Presidential

Quotes by Brian Lamb

The Purdue education was fine, but I wasn't ready to learn when I was at Purdue.

Education

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I think technology has changed America, not any one organization. Technology is taking the power away from the few. There'll be a…

America

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From the beginning, we promised folks that they'll see whatever event we cover in its entirety, from gavel to gavel - whether…

Beginning

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We wanted to hear from viewers about why they watch or participate in call-ins on C-SPAN, ... Viewers of all ages and…

Actresses

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If you get too excited about any one interview, you're making a mistake, because people do cancel.

About

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I've been invited to appear on Letterman, but they wanted me to talk about a funny videotape of Congress. 'Bring us your…

About

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It's easier to fix damage than it is to create it.

Damage

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More than anything else, we need in this society the opportunity for people to tell us what they think without being told…

Dumb

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It's very nice to be able to write something you don't have to get four other people to agree with before it…

Able

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I think, in some ways, I like it when people tell me what they're thinking. I would rather have it that way…

I think

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I don't like swearing on the air. As a matter of fact, I'm not a prude, but... I watch HBO and some…

Air

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You can't guarantee everything's going to be televised.

Everything

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I vote in every general election, but I'm not a party member or an ideologue. I've never told anyone who I've voted…

Democracy

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I don't like swearing on the air. As a matter of fact, I'm not a prude, but I go to the movies…

Air

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We have more voices from more points of view on the C-SPAN call-in show than I've heard anywhere else. You can literally…

Anywhere

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Who cares if a movie star has an opinion unless the person is very well informed?

Care

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I'm anti-big power. I don't know if that's populist or not.

Bigs

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My number one goal was not getting 'A's' - and I proved it. I was a 'C' student. You have to be…

Easier

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I've never been a member of a political party, but people will superimpose on you what they want.

Members

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Some people when they get older are so firm in their beliefs that you'll never move them.

Belief

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My basic approach to interviewing is to ask the basic questions that might even sound naive, or not intellectual. Sometimes when you…

Approach

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I don't, for the record, have a Tweety Bird fetish.

Bird

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The greatest thing about the call-in show is that you always felt like you were on a high wire without a net.

About

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