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The TV business is uglier than most things. It is normally perceived as some kind of cruel and shallow money trench thro
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"The TV business is uglier than most things. It is normally perceived as some kind of cruel and shallow money trench through the heart of the journalism industry, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free and good men die like dogs, for no good reason"

- Hunter S. Thompson

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This quote paints a bleak photo of the tv market. Hunter S. Thompson paints it as a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic corridor where those with ill intentions can run totally free and good people suffer for no great reason. This quote suggests that the television market is a place of corruption and oppression, where those with power and money can do whatever they want and those without are powerless to stop them. It also indicates that the journalism market is not unsusceptible to this corruption, which good individuals can suffer for no excellent reason. This quote is a stark reminder of the power dynamics at play in the television market, and the need for justice and fairness in the journalism market.

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USA Flag This quote is written / told by Hunter S. Thompson between July 18, 1937 and February 20, 2005. He/she was a famous Journalist from USA. The author also have 25 other quotes.

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