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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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"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."
"Barking at people earns their respect about as effectively as staring into the sun improves your vision."
"There is so much we'll likely never agree on, but can we at least agree to be respectful and kind to each other anyway."
"The concept of dignity of labour took people off the street."
"I adore adverbs; they are the only qualifications I really much respect."
"Disagreeing with someone does not mean that they have to be enemies or opponents."
"Mocking a woman is like drinking too much wine. It may be fun for a short time, but the hangover is hell."
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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."
"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."
"But if you cover the World Series on the news or do a feature on an Ali boxing match then all of a sudden ears go up all over the place and people say what the hell are you doing. The reason for that is that we're doing something that people are really interested in."
"People also don't care about the daily comings and goings of diplomats and yet we must report it."
"One of the towering people in this industry said, why don't you go and make a five-year contract with somebody, make yourself several million dollars and put it away, then go and do whatever you want, work for public TV if you want."
"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?"
"I don't think the news department will have to lie down and play dead like it has in the past. By and large the network has been understanding, but then so have I."
"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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