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Paddy Chayefsky Quotes

Television is democracy at its ugliest.

Paddy Chayefsky

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: dramatist
Nationality: american
Birth: January 29, 1923 - August 1, 1981

Topics

Politics Democracy Television Ugliest

I didn't have any ambition to produce big mainstream popcorn movies.

Ambition Movies Popcorn Big Produce

With the violin, for example, one understands culturally that the sound comes from the instrument that can be seen. With electronic music, it is not the same at all. That's why it seemed so important to me, from the beginning of my career, to invent a grammar, a visual vocabulary adapted to electronic music.

Jean-Michel Jarre

Music Beginning Me Career Important

M.I.T. has a reputation for turning out Dilberts. They may be brilliant in what they do, but no one can understand what they say.

Reputation Say Understand Brilliant

If I could live in a cabaret, I would. If I could live in 'Moulin Rouge,' I would.

Live If I Could Would Cabaret Rouge

As Americans, we're not sure we share values. We're sometimes even afraid to use the word 'values.' We talk about teaching ethics in schools - people say, 'What ethics? Whose ethics? Maybe we can't.' And they confuse that with teaching of religion.

Religion Ethics People Values Say

I just like, when you look at people who have long careers in film, they're able to make films that are far away from themselves, because they're metaphorical. It creates more opportunities, I think.

People Opportunities Think You Look

I think Elvis would be alive today, probably, if he had been allowed to mix and mingle with his fans. I think it was a great cross for him to bear that he couldn't get out and be with his fans.

Today Great Think Alive Bear Out

I have surrounded myself with very smart people.

Myself Smart People Smart People

The medical literature tells us that the most effective ways to reduce the risk of heart disease, cancer, stroke, diabetes, Alzheimer's, and many more problems are through healthy diet and exercise. Our bodies have evolved to move, yet we now use the energy in oil instead of muscles to do our work.

Work Heart Health Medical Energy

Today right here in America we have 50 million people without health insurance.

Today Health People Insurance Right

Think about it this way - if you have five senses, and they're all feeding into one place, kind of like a bottleneck, then now your mind has to make decisions of what is important and what is going to be above the radar and what's going to be below the radar.

Mind Think Decisions You Place Kind

I don't think I'm made of the right stuff to be a politician. I think I'm made to be a loose cannon.

Think Right Politician Stuff Made

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