Roone Arledge Quotes

One of the reasons why when Elvis dies or the Son of Sam is captured ABC News' ratings go up is because people who don't normally watch news are watching then. The question is, do you want to attract people who don't watch network news or fight over the people who do?

Roone Arledge

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: journalist
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: July 8, 1931 - December 5, 2002

Topics

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I do not resent Sarah Jessica Parker. We've been friends for decades. I just do not like what 'Sex and the City' did to my neighborhood.

Joe Mantello

CityFriendsSexNeighborhoodBeen

The unsuccessful person is burdened by learning, and prefers to walk down familiar paths. Their distaste for learning stunts their growth and limits their influence.

John C. Maxwell

LearningGrowthWalkLimitsDown

I don't consider 41 being in prime of life. Even if I conceived a child tomorrow I'd be 52 by the time it was 10. I'm not sure I'd have the energy, and I find that quite scary.

Jeremy Northam

LifeTimeChildTomorrowEnergy

I loved movies as a teenager and saw as much American cinema as I could, but I hated the English films of the early '60s and had absolutely no point of identification with them.

Stephen Rea

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In order to achieve optimal economic growth, Congress must adhere to sane spending guidelines while promoting smart policies devoted to growing businesses and creating jobs.

Michael Steele

GrowthSmartCreatingAchieveOrder

Facebook is about sharing experiences that you've had. Foursquare is more about the present tense and the future tense.

Dennis Crowley

FuturePresentYouSharingMoreHad

It wasn't my natural inclination to get into writing protest songs.

David Sylvian

WritingNaturalProtestGetSongs

The best way to make change is to know how something works. If you're going to go build something or change whatever it is, if you don't know how it works and you're trying to go make a change in it, the first thing you're doing is you're spending time figuring out how it works. The same thing happens in organizations.

Brian Krzanich

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We need a sense of the value of time - that is, of the best way to divide one's time into one's various activities.

Arnold Bennett

TimeBestValueWayNeedActivities

If they weren't laughing with me, okay; if they want to laugh at me it's better than nothing.

Peter Steele

MeBetterLaughWantNothingOkay

Everyone has to put clothes on in the morning, and it's interesting to see how much people's personal histories come into that decision.

Sheila Heti

MorningDecisionPeopleInteresting

I was never a fan of Barack Obama's bipartisanship routine.

Thomas Frank

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