Television is a vast wasteland.

We've gotten to the point where everybody's got a right and nobody's got a responsibility.

I invite you to sit down in front of your television set when your station goes on the air . . . and keep your eyes glued to that set until the station signs off. I can assure you that you will observe a great wasteland.

We need imagination in programming, not sterility; creativity, not imitation; experimentation, not conformity; excellence, not mediocrity. Television is filled with creative, imaginative people. You must strive to set them free.

Children will watch anything, and when a broadcaster uses crime and violence and other shoddy devices to monopolize a child's attention, it's worse than taking candy from a baby. It is taking precious time from the process of growing up.

What do we mean by the public interest? Some say the public interest is merely what interests the public. I disagree.

When television is good, nothing is better. When it's bad, nothing is worse.