So much of TV seems to be chewing gum for the eyes…. TV desperately needs more self-reliance and pride in the medium. – John Mason Brown, January 1955, modification of an earlier statement by Henri Pe

Moral passion without entertainment is propaganda and entertainment without moral passion is television. – Rita Mae Brown

I can think of nothing more boring for the American people than to have to sit in their living rooms for a whole half hour looking at my face on their television screens. – Dwight D Eisenhower

The great thing about television is that if something important happens anywhere in the world, day or night, you can always change the channel. – Author Unknown