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Alan Coren Quotes

Television is more interesting than people. If it were not we should have people standing in the corner of our room.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: writer
Nationality: british
Birth: June 27, 1938 - October 18, 2007

Topics

People Interesting Television More

I used to do volunteer work in poor areas of Cairo, and people would gather their money together to get a satellite dish. You'd see them huddling around and for the first time seeing issues being debated on TV that had never been talked about before. And that is the biggest promoter of democracy you could possibly have.

Work Time Money Together People You

What's sort of interesting about the whole public relations disaster that is the Net, in some ways, is that the fundamentals are really good.

Good Technology Interesting Disaster

Every type of purely direct concrete description bears the mark of artistic portrayal.

Concrete Mark Bears Direct Every

I'm very similar to Chandler in many ways, although Chandler is funnier than me, and Chandler absolutely hates his job whereas I absolutely love my job.

Love Job Me Absolutely Hates Than

I like a decent funeral, and God knows in my family we've seen enough of them. Looking through family photographs now is like watching an episode of 'Dad's Army.'

Family God Looking Army Enough Now

It's not like I don't have my own wants and dreams anymore - it's just that the kids come first. It's primal.

Dreams My Own First Own Just Kids

If I'm being honest, I think I'd be good at television; I just don't know if I am interested, because you are kind of geographically responsible to a location, and frankly I don't know if I retired from tennis so that I could sit around tennis tournaments 12 hours a day.

Good Day I Am Think You Television

The highest glory of the American Revolution was this: it connected in one indissoluble bond the principles of civil government with the principles of Christianity.

John Quincy Adams

Government Bond Revolution American

We want to grow old together, and even when we won't have fame, success, fans, we know we will still be sticking to each other.

Amruta Khanvilkar

Success Together Grow Know Want Old

You suddenly find yourself somewhere and you wonder, how did I get in this room? That happens to me all the time, every day!

Shirley Henderson

Time Day Yourself Me You Every Day

The whole Miami Heat team is my least my favorite athlete. Why? Because they keep beating my Pacers.

Team Miami Athlete Why Heat Keep

One of the over-riding things for many who grow up in poverty is the simple desire to escape. I think it was sort of obvious to me that escape had to be through education.

Mildred Dresselhaus

Education Simple Me Think Grow Up

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