This quote by Fred Allen is an amusing take on the expression "Imitation is the sincerest type of flattery". It recommends that television is the most prominent kind of media, and that people are most likely to imitate what they see on tv than anything else. This could be analyzed as a commentary on the power of television to form public opinion and behavior. It might likewise be viewed as a criticism of the propensity of individuals to mimic what they see on tv, rather than believing on their own. In either case, the quote implies that tv has a strong influence on how people believe and act.
This quote is written / told by Fred Allen between May 31, 1894 and March 17, 1956. He/she was a famous Comedian from USA.
The author also have 45 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"
