Radio Quotes

Small: Basically, right before college I got into the Guinness book for my feet and started to do local commercials a
Matthew McGrory
"Basically, right before college I got into the Guinness book for my feet and started to do local commercials and little radio spots, just little things and found I really liked it"
Matthew McGrory, Actor
Small: But if you pick up every other magazine, it is the peanut butter diet, or the cabbage soup diet, and then you
Richard Simmons
"But if you pick up every other magazine, it is the peanut butter diet, or the cabbage soup diet, and then you go to the radio and you hear that you can drink some solution and you will lose weight overnight. It just does not work that way!"
Richard Simmons, Celebrity
Small: I love the fact that 35 years later, I still hear my songs on the radio
"I love the fact that 35 years later, I still hear my songs on the radio"
Ronnie Spector, Musician
Small: You know, a left-winger, the barrier to success if youre on the left in commercial radio is a mile and a half
"You know, a left-winger, the barrier to success if you're on the left in commercial radio is a mile and a half higher than it is if you're on the right"
Robert McChesney, Critic
Small: Well, I am very happy that I was able to play a part in bringing music from the streets onto the radio and int
Ice T
"Well, I am very happy that I was able to play a part in bringing music from the streets onto the radio and into modern culture, I worked very hard and always believed in the sounds I was creating"
Ice T, Musician
Small: The copycat effects of media violence, similar to those previously attributed to westerns, radio serials and c
"The copycat effects of media violence, similar to those previously attributed to westerns, radio serials and comic books, are easy to exaggerate"
Hugh Mackay
Small: Its really hard in this day and age, with radio and MTV being so consolidated, to get new music out there.
"It's really hard in this day and age, with radio and MTV being so consolidated, to get new music out there. I think we've become a really legitimate, viable avenue for getting new music out there"
Josh Schwartz, Producer
Small: When I was in high school, The Dave Matthews Band was a local band, and that was the first time I was starting
"When I was in high school, The Dave Matthews Band was a local band, and that was the first time I was starting to connect with a live band that was something that wasn't on the radio or TV"
Jason Mraz, Musician
Small: The bosses of our mass media, press, radio, film and television, succeed in their aim of taking our minds off
"The bosses of our mass media, press, radio, film and television, succeed in their aim of taking our minds off disaster. Thus, the distraction they offer demands the antidote of maximum concentration on disaster"
Ernst Fischer, Writer
Small: Yes, I get a report from BMI about the frequency of performances, and it is very surprising. They played one o
"Yes, I get a report from BMI about the frequency of performances, and it is very surprising. They played one of my most advanced pieces, and one of my most unusual ones on the radio"
Elliott Carter, Composer
Small: For years everyone looked toward the demise of radio when television came along. Before that, they thought tal
"For years everyone looked toward the demise of radio when television came along. Before that, they thought talking movies might eliminate radio as well. But radio just keeps getting stronger"
Casey Kasum
Small: I can turn on the radio right now and be inspired
"I can turn on the radio right now and be inspired"
Courtney Love, Musician
Small: Concerned that others were not coming onto the summit and because I had no radio link to those below me, I beg
Anatoli Boukreev
"Concerned that others were not coming onto the summit and because I had no radio link to those below me, I began to wonder if there were difficulties down the mountain. I made the decision to descend"
Anatoli Boukreev, Athlete
Small: Part of the success of This American Life, I think, is due to the fact that none of us sound like we should be
"Part of the success of This American Life, I think, is due to the fact that none of us sound like we should be on the radio. We don't sound professional; we sound like people you would know"
Sarah Vowell, Author
Small: Im very aware of what youre talking about as I was involved with the radio in Africa in the same period as I w
"I'm very aware of what you're talking about as I was involved with the radio in Africa in the same period as I was doing Concrete - I was doing both at the same time"
Pierre Schaeffer, Composer
Small: So along with several very popular Internet sites, talk radio has served as alternative media that gives liste
"So along with several very popular Internet sites, talk radio has served as alternative media that gives listeners information that they otherwise would not hear"
Paul Weyrich, Critic
Small: Conservative talk radio works because there are lots of conservatives who are convinced that they are not gett
"Conservative talk radio works because there are lots of conservatives who are convinced that they are not getting the whole story from the regular media"
Paul Weyrich, Critic
Small: I even played Jack Webbs partner on the radio version of Dragnet for a while
"I even played Jack Webb's partner on the radio version of Dragnet for a while"
Martin Milner, Actor
Small: Radio is immediate
"Radio is immediate"
Wink Martindale, Entertainer
Small: I think I thought it would be important for electronics as we knew it then, but that was a much simpler busine
"I think I thought it would be important for electronics as we knew it then, but that was a much simpler business and electronics was mostly radio and television and the first computers"
Jack Kilby, Scientist
Small: Cinema, radio, television, magazines are a school of inattention: people look without seeing, listen in withou
"Cinema, radio, television, magazines are a school of inattention: people look without seeing, listen in without hearing"
Robert Bresson, Director
Small: I think were going to have to forget about the radio and just go back to word of mouth
"I think we're going to have to forget about the radio and just go back to word of mouth"
Joe Strummer, Musician
Small: I did radio back in the era when we did radio drama
"I did radio back in the era when we did radio drama"
Martin Milner, Actor
Small: Every weekend hed have me come down to work on Dragnet, which by now was on television as well as radio
"Every weekend he'd have me come down to work on Dragnet, which by now was on television as well as radio"
Martin Milner, Actor
Small: I used to listen to country and western and blues, John Lee Hooker, spirituals, the Bluegrass Boys, and Eddie
"I used to listen to country and western and blues, John Lee Hooker, spirituals, the Bluegrass Boys, and Eddie Arnold. There was a radio station that come on everyday with country, spirituals, and the blues"
Otis Rush, Musician
Small: I wanted to be the perfect artist. Id do three hours of media interviews a day, going to every radio station I
"I wanted to be the perfect artist. I'd do three hours of media interviews a day, going to every radio station I could squeeze in. I'd sign autographs after the show until everybody left"
Clint Black, Musician
Small: Television and radio do a wonderful job in focusing attention on the problems of our society
Richard J. Daley
"Television and radio do a wonderful job in focusing attention on the problems of our society"
Richard J. Daley, Politician
Small: The main thing that gives me hope is the media. We have radio, TV, magazines, and books, so we have the possib
Jared Diamond
"The main thing that gives me hope is the media. We have radio, TV, magazines, and books, so we have the possibility of learning from societies that are remote from us, like Somalia. We turn on the TV and see what blew up in Iraq or we see conditions in Afghanistan"
Jared Diamond, Author
Small: The biggest deal for me was that all 24 winners are placed on the Billboard CD of the Year, which went out to
"The biggest deal for me was that all 24 winners are placed on the Billboard CD of the Year, which went out to 500 of the biggest Music Reps in the business, from radio and press to management and booking"
Arthur Godfrey, Entertainer
Small: I sort of try to write everything for me. Im a huge sports fan but have no interest in minutiae. I dont rememb
"I sort of try to write everything for me. I'm a huge sports fan but have no interest in minutiae. I don't remember who won Super Bowls five years ago or listen to sports talk radio. I'm trying to make sure the jokes are self-contained so they're accessible to everyone"
Norm MacDonald, Actor
Small: I get younger people who watch Conan or The Daily Show, but before that it was mostly people who knew me from
"I get younger people who watch Conan or The Daily Show, but before that it was mostly people who knew me from public radio. Those people are kind of old"
Sarah Vowell, Author
Small: We won a contest at the teen fair in Vancouver and the first prize was a recording contract and we recorded at
"We won a contest at the teen fair in Vancouver and the first prize was a recording contract and we recorded at a radio station on the stairway, and we did a record and it got put out"
Tommy Chong, Actor
Small: I had no allusions of radio success. I just loved being in studios. I was having fun and in that sense I now f
"I had no allusions of radio success. I just loved being in studios. I was having fun and in that sense I now feel a lot like I did when I did that record"
Matthew Sweet, Musician
Small: I grew up wanting to be a musician, but my parents were sure I would starve to death. So, they put me in physi
"I grew up wanting to be a musician, but my parents were sure I would starve to death. So, they put me in physics and chemistry. That eventually blew up, and I got into radio"
John Tesh, Musician
Small: I went straight in. Fade in, one... whatever. Hes playing the piano in the radio station
"I went straight in. Fade in, one... whatever. He's playing the piano in the radio station"
Ronald Harwood, Playwright
Small: I married at a tender age during my early stage and radio struggles
"I married at a tender age during my early stage and radio struggles"
Rod Taylor, Actor
Small: When radio stations started playing music the record companies started suing radio stations. They thought now
"When radio stations started playing music the record companies started suing radio stations. They thought now that people could listen to music for free, who would want to buy a record in a record shop? But I think we all agree that radio stations are good stuff"
Niklas Zennstrom, Scientist
Small: We host some trips all over the world. We go to Alaska. We go to Mexico. Were going to Venezuela in December.
"We host some trips all over the world. We go to Alaska. We go to Mexico. We're going to Venezuela in December. We've been to Russia, all in conjunction with the radio show"
Martin Milner, Actor
Small: So the system we have in radio and television today is the direct result of government policies that have been
"So the system we have in radio and television today is the direct result of government policies that have been made in our name, in the name of the people, on our behalf, but without our informed consent"
Robert McChesney, Critic
Small: Well, the big products in electronics in the 50s were radio and television. The first big computers were just
"Well, the big products in electronics in the '50s were radio and television. The first big computers were just beginning to come in and represented the most logical market for us to work in"
Jack Kilby, Scientist