Endless Quote by Edward R. Murrow

we use TV as we use tranquilizers- to even things out, to blot out unpleasantness, to dilute confusion, distress, unhappiness, loneliness.

— Bill McKibben

TV is my sleeping pill.

— David Janssen

Television is, to my mind, the most insidious drug that the 20th Century has had to deal with.

— Terence McKenna

People are medicated and TV is one of the things that they are medicated with.

— Frankie Boyle

Television is by nature the dominator drug par excellence. Control of content, uniformity of content, repeatability of content make it inevitably a tool of…

— Terence McKenna

Television, while chemically non-invasive, nevertheless is every bit as addicting and physiologically damaging as any other drug.

— Terence McKenna

I would argue that it's almost better to do heroin than to watch TV. At least when you're doing heroin you're responsible for your…

— Terence McKenna

I am on a drug, it's called Charlie Sheen. It's not available because if you try it you will die. Your face will melt…

— Charlie Sheen

I want to use television not only to entertain, but to help people lead better lives.

— Oprah Winfrey

Actually, television tells you to take dope. It tells you to destroy the human race really, by first having more consumers and then consuming…

— James Purdy

I would be pleased if someone would invent a pill to remove my impatience, moodiness, and occasional bursts of anger. But if they did,…

— Orhan Pamuk

In 1948, television was introduced, and millions and millions of people lead larval, low-awareness, warehoused lives mainlining an electronic drug straight into their brains.

— Terence McKenna