On television I feel like a man playing piano in a brothel; every now and again he solaces himself by playing 'Abide with Me' in the hope of edifying both the clients and the inmates.

Quote by Malcolm Muggeridge

Topics: Television Quotes

Television was not invented to make human beings vacuous, but is an emanation of their...

Television was not invented to make human beings vacuous, but is an emanation of their...

I can say that I never knew what joy was like until I gave up...

I can say that I never knew what joy was like until I gave up...

Never forget that only dead fish swim with the stream.

Never forget that only dead fish swim with the stream.

An orgy looks particularly alluring seen through the mists of righteous indignation.

An orgy looks particularly alluring seen through the mists of righteous indignation.

How do I know pornography depraves and corrupts? It depraves and corrupts me

How do I know pornography depraves and corrupts? It depraves and corrupts me

My opinion, my conviction, gains immensely in strength and sureness the minute a second mind...

My opinion, my conviction, gains immensely in strength and sureness the minute a second mind...

There is no such thing as darkness; only a failure to see.

There is no such thing as darkness; only a failure to see.

The orgasm has replaced the cross as the focus of longing and fulfillment

The orgasm has replaced the cross as the focus of longing and fulfillment

History will see advertising as one of the real evil things of our time. It...

History will see advertising as one of the real evil things of our time. It...

Bad humor is an evasion of reality; good humor is an acceptance of it.

Bad humor is an evasion of reality; good humor is an acceptance of it.

How do I know pornography depraves and corrupts? It depraves and corrupts me.

How do I know pornography depraves and corrupts? It depraves and corrupts me.

Every happening, great and small, is a parable whereby God speaks to us, and the...

Every happening, great and small, is a parable whereby God speaks to us, and the...

Travel, of course, narrows the mind.

Travel, of course, narrows the mind.

The orgasm has replaced the cross as the focus of longing and fulfillment.

The orgasm has replaced the cross as the focus of longing and fulfillment.

The pursuit of happiness, which American citizens are obliged to undertake, tends to involve them...

The pursuit of happiness, which American citizens are obliged to undertake, tends to involve them...

Few men of action have been able to make a graceful exit at the appropriate...

Few men of action have been able to make a graceful exit at the appropriate...

My opinion, my conviction, gains immensely in strength and sureness the minute a second mind...

My opinion, my conviction, gains immensely in strength and sureness the minute a second mind...

Never forget that only dead fish swim with the stream.

Never forget that only dead fish swim with the stream.

Trust ye not in a friend, put ye not confidence in a guide: keep the...

Trust ye not in a friend, put ye not confidence in a guide: keep the...

Calm self-confidence is as far from conceit as the desire to earn a decent living...

Calm self-confidence is as far from conceit as the desire to earn a decent living...

To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else...

To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else...