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"I respect the game that goes on of putting this against that, but I don't respect, nor do I enjoy, an awful lot of the actual programs that go on the air."
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"People with disabilities are sometimes very humble and approachable, if you want a seasoned reputation, then behave like one of the handicaps."
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"If you're going to sit on someone's tombstone, you might as well know something about them, right?"
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"Disagreeing with someone does not mean that they have to be enemies or opponents."
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"I'm impressed when men go the distance to show they give a damn. That says nothing about the woman and everything about the man."
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"O: Hey youngman, you should respect me!Y: Hey oldman, you should understand me!"
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"Do not speak harshly to a grown-up man. He is old enough to be your father."
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"Some people respect some people only because some people respect them."
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"A man who goes into a restaurant and blatantly disrespects the servers shows a strong discontent with his own being. Deep down he knows that restaurant service is the closest thing he will ever experience to being served like a king."
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"Be obligated to people only in mutual love."
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"I cannot compromise my respect for your love. You can keep your love, I will keep my respect."
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"In the past ABC has made half-hearted efforts or, worse, cosmetic efforts, to do something about news and I wasn't certain about what their real aim was - nor am I now."
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"I don't think any industry was ever as closely scrutinized and written about and constantly in the public eye as television."
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"One of the reasons why when Elvis dies or the Son of Sam is captured ABC News' ratings go up is because people who don't normally watch news are watching then. The question is, do you want to attract people who don't watch network news or fight over the people who do?"
Family
"I think people tuned in a lot to see Barbara when she first came here and they just didn't like the show they saw. I think it was dull. It was sterile."
People
"I want everybody in the news business to think of ABC before they go any place else. If it costs us an extra few thousand dollars to do that, what does it mean?"
Business
"I don't think people realize the extent to which TV networks are hurt when they carry public broadcasting. I think the estimate is that they lose a half-million dollars for a half day's programming."
People
"Television is a powerful medium that has to be used for something better than sitcoms and police shows. On the other hand, if you don't recognize the forces that play on what people watch and what they don't then you're a fool and you should be in a different business."
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"The current wisdom now is that if the three networks are covering the news the same way the difference is the anchor people. I think that won't be true in the future."
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"People also don't care about the daily comings and goings of diplomats and yet we must report it."
People
"But unlike the setup in most organizations, where there's an administrator on top and creative people or doers underneath, I'm basically a doer and I like to have administrative people underneath me."
People
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