"Somebody once said I had a face for radio and a voice for newspapers"
- Jerry Springer
About this Quote
This quote by Jerry Springer is a humorous way of saying that he is not the most appealing person. He is indicating that his face is not ideal for tv, and his voice is not suitable for radio. This quote is a method of poking fun at himself and his physical look. It is also a way of showing humbleness and self-deprecation. By minimizing his own physical attributes, he is revealing that he is comfy with himself and his look. He is also showing that he is positive enough to joke about himself. This quote is a fantastic example of how humor can be utilized to downplay a situation and to show humbleness.
This quote is written / told by Jerry Springer somewhere between February 13, 1944 and today. He/she was a famous Celebrity from USA.
The author also have 6 other quotes.
"I think I owe thanks to the people who have listened to me over the years, who tuned in on the radio. They have given me a warmth and loyalty that I've never been able to repay. The way they have reached out to me has certainly been the highlight of my life"
"I wrote a lot of stuff quickly: pages and pages of notes that seemed pretty incoherent at first. Most of it was taken from the radio because -suddenly being a parent- I'd be confronted by the radio giving a news report every hour of the day"
"I think some people record songs and make records a certain way to cater to radio. If you're born to make commercial music that's cool. But if you're born to not make commercial records, maybe you're meant to cater to another market"
"If the education of our kids comes from radio, television, newspapers - if that's where they get most of their knowledge from, and not from the schools, then the powers that be are definitely in charge, because they own all those outlets"
"There were also horror shows on the radio. Very terrifying and thrilling to me as a kid. They had all these creepy sound effects. They would come on at ten o'clock at night, and I just would scare myself to death"
