We cannot make good news out of bad practice.

The obscure we see eventually. The completely obvious, it seems, takes longer.

Speaking of Sir Winston Churchill: He mobilized the English language and sent it into battle.

We're not descended from fearful men - not from men who feared to write, to speak, to associate, and to defend causes that were, for the moment, unpopular.

When the politicians complain that TV turns the proceedings into a circus, it should be made clear that the circus was already there, and that TV has merely demonstrated that not all the performers are well trained.

I am entirely persuaded that the American public is more reasonable, restrained and more mature than most of our industry's program planners believe.

Good night, and good luck.