"Anyone afraid of what he thinks television does to the world is probably just afraid of the world"
- Clive James
About this Quote
This quote by Clive James recommends that those who are afraid of the results of television on the world are likely scared of the world itself. He suggests that tv is just a reflection of the world, which it is not the cause of any of the issues that people are afraid of. He suggests that people need to not hesitate of television, but rather of the world itself. He suggests that if people wish to make a difference worldwide, they ought to concentrate on the real problems, not on tv. He is recommending that people should not hesitate of television, but rather of the world and the concerns that it deals with. He is motivating individuals to do something about it and make a distinction worldwide, instead of merely fretting about the results of television.
This quote is written / told by Clive James somewhere between October 7, 1939 and today. He was a famous Author from Australia.
The author also have 8 other quotes.
"Television brought the brutality of war into the comfort of the living room. Vietnam was lost in the living rooms of America - not on the battlefields of Vietnam"
"Television news is like a lightning flash. It makes a loud noise, lights up everything around it, leaves everything else in darkness and then is suddenly gone"
"Television sounded really different than the Ramones sounded really different than us sounded really different than Blondie sounded really different than the Sex Pistols"
"The printed page conveys information and commitment, and requires active involvement. Television conveys emotion and experience, and it's very limited in what it can do logically. It's an existential experience - there and then gone"
"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"
"Janet Reno, during her confirmation hearings, said she would come down harder on porno, and lately she's talked about how violence on television has an effect on violence in the real world"
"I think it's brought the world a lot closer together, and will continue to do that. There are downsides to everything; there are unintended consequences to everything. The most corrosive piece of technology that I've ever seen is called television - but then, again, television, at its best, is magnificent"
