I think the idea of creating a television news source that is not beholden to corporate interests is nirvana.

Quote by Phil Donahue

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When I was a kid, people who got divorced were people who had no gumption.

When I was a kid, people who got divorced were people who had no gumption.

I find celebrity status difficult to bear when I am in the company of my...

I find celebrity status difficult to bear when I am in the company of my...

The Tube is a vehicle for selling things, not for exploring ideas.

The Tube is a vehicle for selling things, not for exploring ideas.

Suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem.

Suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem.

Some people are uncomfortable with the idea that humans belong to the same class of...

Some people are uncomfortable with the idea that humans belong to the same class of...

The system of volunteerism is divisive. It pits one charity against the others for the...

The system of volunteerism is divisive. It pits one charity against the others for the...

I believe celebrity spoils people - some worse than others.

I believe celebrity spoils people - some worse than others.

Oprah is more than an institution. Oprah is a very special star in the firmament....

Oprah is more than an institution. Oprah is a very special star in the firmament....

I was proud of the waves I had made, but wondered how many boats I...

I was proud of the waves I had made, but wondered how many boats I...

Is it any wonder that for millions of men the only intimacy is physical, silent,...

Is it any wonder that for millions of men the only intimacy is physical, silent,...

Suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem.

Suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem.

I have been in the witness protection program for the last three weeks. I campaigned...

I have been in the witness protection program for the last three weeks. I campaigned...

I tip like crazy. They'll remember me. Celebrity can be expensive.

I tip like crazy. They'll remember me. Celebrity can be expensive.

To a journalist, good news is often not news at all.

To a journalist, good news is often not news at all.

In 1953 there were two ways for an Irish Catholic boy to impress his parents:...

In 1953 there were two ways for an Irish Catholic boy to impress his parents:...

They were terrified that we were going to become an anti-war kind of platform.

They were terrified that we were going to become an anti-war kind of platform.

Airlines are interesting. They not only favor celebrities, they court them.

Airlines are interesting. They not only favor celebrities, they court them.

Praising the Lord and passing the ammunition are mutually exclusive ideas.

Praising the Lord and passing the ammunition are mutually exclusive ideas.

Marlo taught me things I thought I knew.

Marlo taught me things I thought I knew.

At first, I thoroughly enjoyed being famous.

At first, I thoroughly enjoyed being famous.