20th century Quote by Terence McKenna

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

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

Television is the medium of the 20th century.

— Hugh Downs

“It’s liberating to not have a TV. Television sucks so much life out of our lives. It takes our money, our time, our attention,…

— Joshua Fields Millburn

Television in its present form...[is] the opiate of the people of the United States.

— Richard M. Nixon

TV has had a stronger impact on our society than any single invention since the automobile. It has put the dead hand on conversation.

— Ann Landers

“The fact is television doesn't simply reflect society's values. In important ways, it also legitimizes them. And more and more in recent decades it…

— Bernard Goldberg

Television is fickle, and it's fleeting.

— Philip Winchester

Television is what its always been. The best of times and the worst of times at the same time.

— Gary David

Television is what it's always been. The best of times and the worst of times at the same time.

— Gary David Goldberg

“The nearest analogy to the addictive power of television and the transformation of values that is wrought in the life of the heavy user…

— Terrance McKenna