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Norman Lear

"That's the heart of it: My shows were not that controversial with the American people. They were controversial with the people who think for the American people."

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"That's the heart of it: My shows were not that controversial with the American people. They were controversial with the people who think for the American people."

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"TV that people will never see, that giant international corporations will never touch, will never pay your salary."
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"We got ratings. It isn't that they won't quarrel with you, or say you're always right. But as long as you stay strong and the ratings are good and you're reasonable - I don't think we fought unreasonably. We basically won that right."
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"Life is made up of small pleasures. Happiness is made up of those tiny successes. The big ones come too infrequently. And if you don't collect all these tiny successes, the big ones don't really mean anything."
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"Life goes on pretty much the same way. I've been working on a couple of films on the side. You may see some more. You may even see another television show."
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