All Quotes By Tag: Television
“I should go so far as to say that embedded in the surrealistic frame of a television news show is a theory of anticommunication, featuring a type of discourse that abandons logic, reason, sequence and rules of contradiction. In aesthetics, I believe the name given to this theory is Dadaism; in philosophy, nihilism; in psychiatry, schizophrenia. In the parlance of the theater, it is known as vaudeville.”
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“If you were born with the ability to change someone’s perspective or emotions, never waste that gift. It is one of the most powerful gifts God can give—the ability to influence.”
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“Calvin:”It says here that ‘religion is the opiate of the masses.’…what do you suppose that means?”Television: “…it means that Karl Marx hadn’t seen anything yet”
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“It’s a beautiful day in this neighborhood,A beautiful day for a neighbor.Would you be mine?Could you be mine?…It’s a neighborly day in this beauty wood,A neighborly day for a beauty.Would you be mine?Could you be mine?…I’ve always wanted to have a neighbor just like you.I’ve always wanted to live in a neighborhood with you.So, let’s make the most of this beautiful day.Since we’re together we might as well say:Would you be mine?Could you be mine?Won’t you be my neighbor?Won’t you please,Won’t you please?Please won’t you be my neighbor?”
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“So please, oh please, we beg, we pray,Go throw your TV set away,And in its place you can installA lovely bookshelf on the wall.Then fill the shelves with lots of books.”
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“I find television very educating. Every time somebody turns on the set, I go into the other room and read a book.”
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“If you can’t run, you crawl. If you can’t crawl– you find someone to carry you.”
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