"For every sleazeball in the business there are plenty of decent and wonderful people"
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The real pivot is the math of it. “For every” sounds fair-minded, almost statistical, as if morality can be balanced in a ledger. It’s a comforting structure for audiences and a protective one for insiders: yes, there are monsters, but the ratio is reassuring. The subtext is reputational triage. As a long-running TV personality whose career depends on relationships, access, and an air of optimism, she can’t afford a scorched-earth diagnosis. This framing lets her validate victims and critics without indicting the whole machine that made her.
The word “business” matters, too. It’s a reminder that entertainment is labor, not just art or glamour, and that workplaces carry workplace risks. Still, she steers toward the sunny testimonial - “decent and wonderful people” - a phrase that feels intentionally broad, like a morning-show benediction. In a culture that rewards hot takes, Gifford offers something older and strategically human: a public stance that keeps doors open while insisting decency is still the norm worth betting on.
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| Topic | Honesty & Integrity |
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APA Style (7th ed.)
Gifford, Kathie Lee. (2026, January 15). For every sleazeball in the business there are plenty of decent and wonderful people. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/for-every-sleazeball-in-the-business-there-are-149080/
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Gifford, Kathie Lee. "For every sleazeball in the business there are plenty of decent and wonderful people." FixQuotes. January 15, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/for-every-sleazeball-in-the-business-there-are-149080/.
MLA Style (9th ed.)
"For every sleazeball in the business there are plenty of decent and wonderful people." FixQuotes, 15 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/for-every-sleazeball-in-the-business-there-are-149080/. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.










