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- In Russia, writers with serious grievances are arrested, while in America they are merely featured on television talk shows, where all that is arrested is…
- Our politics, religion, news, athletics, education and commerce have been transformed into congenial adjuncts of show business, largely without protest or even much popular notice.…
- I do not mean to imply that television news deliberately aims to deprive Americans of a coherent, contextual understanding of their world. I mean to…
- If politics is like show business, then the idea is not to pursue excellence, clarity or honesty but to appear as if you are, which…
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- Misfortune shows those who are not really friends. — Aristotle
- I try to work on shows that I would want to watch. — J. J. Abrams
- One of my favorite things about 'Star Trek' wasn't just the overt banter but the humor in that show about the relationships… — J. J. Abrams
- Spare me the whispering, crowded room, the friends who come and gape and go, the ceremonious air of gloom - all, which… — Matthew Arnold
- As filmmakers, we can show where a person's mind goes, as opposed to theater, which is more to sit back and watch… — Darren Aronofsky
- When I was doing Bean more than I've done him in the last few years, I did strange things - like appearing… — Rowan Atkinson
- I had a huge advantage when I started 50 years ago - my job was secure. I didn't have to promote myself.… — David Attenborough
- In nine cases out of ten, a woman had better show more affection than she feels. — Jane Austen
- Show me your garden and I shall tell you what you are. — Alfred Austin
- Parodies of commercials are by no means new and have been popular going back to black-and-white TV shows of the '50s. — Dan Aykroyd
- I think your whole life shows in your face and you should be proud of that. — Lauren Bacall
- Don't believe what your eyes are telling you. All they show is limitation. Look with your understanding, find out what you already… — Richard Bach