Commercials on television are similar to sex and taxes; the more talk there is about them, the less likely they are to be curbed.

Quote by Jack Gould

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There is something supremely reassuring about television; the worst is always yet to come.

There is something supremely reassuring about television; the worst is always yet to come.

I can hire one-half of the working class to kill the other half.

I can hire one-half of the working class to kill the other half.

One does not allow the plumbers to decide the temperature, depth and timing of a...

One does not allow the plumbers to decide the temperature, depth and timing of a...

The syndicates take the strip and sell it to newspapers and split the income with...

The syndicates take the strip and sell it to newspapers and split the income with...

Television is Democracy at it's ugliest.

Television is Democracy at it's ugliest.

We are becoming like cats, slyly parasitic, enjoying an indifferent domesticity. Nice and snug in...

We are becoming like cats, slyly parasitic, enjoying an indifferent domesticity. Nice and snug in...

As a woman I can't go to war, and I refuse to send anyone else

As a woman I can't go to war, and I refuse to send anyone else

I hate television. I hate it as much as peanuts. But I can't stop eating...

I hate television. I hate it as much as peanuts. But I can't stop eating...

It came from nowhere, blazed up like a brush fire, pulled us together at the...

It came from nowhere, blazed up like a brush fire, pulled us together at the...

Television is called a medium because anything good on it is rare.

Television is called a medium because anything good on it is rare.

Perhaps the crime situation would be improved if we could get more cops off television...

Perhaps the crime situation would be improved if we could get more cops off television...

I like radio better than television because if you make a mistake on radio, they...

I like radio better than television because if you make a mistake on radio, they...

When television is good, nothing is better. When it's bad, nothing is worse.

When television is good, nothing is better. When it's bad, nothing is worse.

The printed page conveys information and commitment, and requires active involvement. Television conveys emotion and...

The printed page conveys information and commitment, and requires active involvement. Television conveys emotion and...

Nothing is really real unless it happens on television.

Nothing is really real unless it happens on television.

It is probable that television drama of high caliber and produced by first-rate artists will...

It is probable that television drama of high caliber and produced by first-rate artists will...

The rain forest has Sting. Now Siberia has Jack Dee. Someone had to draw the...

The rain forest has Sting. Now Siberia has Jack Dee. Someone had to draw the...

Sometimes cameras and television are good to people and sometimes they aren't. I don't know...

Sometimes cameras and television are good to people and sometimes they aren't. I don't know...

On cable TV they have a weather channel - 24 hours of weather. We had...

On cable TV they have a weather channel - 24 hours of weather. We had...

They got a lot of kids now whose uniforms are so tight, especially the pants,...

They got a lot of kids now whose uniforms are so tight, especially the pants,...