Rating Quotes - Page 2

• Despite the Brian Williams lying scandal, NBC News led in the ratings last week. Although I should note the figures were reported by Brian Williams.

  Conan O'Brien

  Lying, Nbc, News

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• The president is under 50 percent approval ratings in all the battleground states. So, you could say that President Obama is defying gravity by still being in a dead heat with Mitt Romney. And one of the reasons that he is, is because the changing face of the electorate are giving him a small boost.

  Mara Liasson

  Approval Rating, Giving, President

  "Jobs Back At Political Forefront". "Weekend Edition Sunday" with David Greene, www.npr.org. July 8, 2012.

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• This is partly a function of approval ratings. People pay attention [to polls] and start saying, 'Lets take a more independent tack.' It is frankly self-interest, self-preservation.

  John Thune

  Independent, Approval Rating, Self

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• If you voluntarily label a product as being unsuitable for kids and then turn around and market it directly to kids in contradiction of your ratings system, then you should be held accountable just like any other company in America that misleads consumers. That's not censorship. That's common sense.

  Joe Lieberman

  Kids, America, Common Sense

  "Bill seeks to end marketing adult music to children" by Dana Bash, www.cnn.com. April 26, 2001.

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• A congressman from Texas sent out a tweet comparing President Obama to Hitler. That is ridiculous because at this point in his career Hitler had a much higher approval rating.

  Conan O'Brien

  Approval Rating, Texas, Careers

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• When you combine a media - bent on exploiting tabloid-type stories to boost ratings and circulation by innuendo and titillation - with unhappy or opportunistic individuals who have nothing going for them in their own lives, you get a bitter brew.

  Frederick Lenz

  Buddhism, Media, Unhappy

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• But it's true, when you see some television, you carry it with you. It's like 90210. Tell me what young shows were being done then... We were thrilled about the ratings around the world.

  Aaron Spelling

  Done, Television, World

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• The pressure on women to be thin is like a plague. I have gone through my life, like a lot of women, rating my experiences on the basis of, 'Was I thin at that time or fat?' And it doesn't seem to let up.

  Felicity Huffman

  Gone, Pressure, Fats

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• Those individuals from the far left, and I'm talking about the Hollywood elitists and the United Nations and those individuals want us to believe it's because we are contributing CO2 to the atmosphere, that's causing global warming. It's all about money. I mean, what would happen to the Weather Channel's ratings if all the sudden people weren't scared anymore?

  James Inhofe

  Believe, Mean, Talking

  "Meet the Republicans’ Top Guy on the Environment, James Inhofe" by Juliet Lapidos, takingnote.blogs.nytimes.com. November 12, 2014.

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• Downey Savings & Loan receives high ratings from its customers in California in areas related to personal service and for being customer focused. Downey customers are also twice as likely to visit a branch as their primary transaction method, which contributes to higher overall satisfaction levels. Multiple convenient locations and extended operating hours in supermarkets positively increase customer perceptions of convenience for Downey.

  Jeffery Taylor

  California, Perception, Saving

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• The concentration of all seven behind the stroke should be so strong that you know by feel when that stroke has varied his style or rating without the cox announcing it.

  Phillip Thomas

  Strong, Style, Rowing

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• When television is good, nothing - not the theater, not the magazines or newspapers - nothing is better. But when television is bad, nothing is worse. I invite each of you to sit down in front of your television set when your station goes on the air and stay there for a day without a book, without a magazine, without a newspaper, without a profit and loss sheet or a rating book to distract you. Keep your eyes glued to that set until the station signs off. I can assure you that what you will observe is a vast wasteland.

  Newton N. Minow

  Book, Eye, Loss

  Television and the Public Interest, delivered 9 May 1961, National Association of Broadcasters, Washington, DC

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• What would happen to the Weather Channel's ratings if all the sudden people weren't scared anymore?"

  James Inhofe

  Mean, Weather, People

  "Fox Takes Fair And Balanced Look At Weather "War"...With One Side" by Rachel Sklar, www.huffingtonpost.com. January 30, 2007.

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• A year ago, my approval rating was in the 30s, my nominee for the supreme court had just withdrawn, and my vice president had shot someone. Ah, those were the good old days.

  George W. Bush

  Approval Rating, Years, President

  "Straight Outta Congress: bustin' rhymes with MC Rove" by Ed Pilkington, www.theguardian.com. March 29, 2007.

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• One of the reasons why when Elvis dies or the Son of Sam is captured ABC News' ratings go up is because people who don't normally watch news are watching then. The question is, do you want to attract people who don't watch network news or fight over the people who do?

  Roone Arledge

  Fighting, Son, People

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• I think there is a danger there of being mean to people and humiliating people and embarrassing people just because it might get you ratings. It is a disturbing trend.

  Bruce Nash

  Mean, Thinking, People

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• Arrested Development was such an amazing experience in every way, and you know it was very unique in that it was a show that received a lot of critical acclaim, and yet we didn't ever achieve the ratings that we wanted.

  Will Arnett

  Unique, Development, Way

  "Will Arnett: The TV Squad Interview". August 02, 2006.

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• This was almost two hours of factual documentary. In our audience ratings, barely no one left the programme. The whole of his life is so fascinating and people kept watching for that reason.

  Martin Bashir

  Two, People, Literature

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• Ratings to me are a little like the Chinese Government. I don't fully understand what makes a rating go. I don't know what makes the American television audience respond to one person and not t another. There very seldom are great differences between many television personalities.

  Tom Brokaw

  Government, Differences, Personality

  "New Again: Tom Brokaw". Interview with Gale Lopez, www.interviewmagazine.com. May 20, 2015.

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• Whether you're earning $7 an hour or $700,000 a year, it's very important to protect your credit rating.

  Frank Abagnale

  Years, Important, Credit

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• It's a cliche, but Americans are puritanical. In their movies, they are scared of sex, but they overindulge in violence. I could have cut a G-rated version of 'Y Tu Mama Tambien' that would have pleased the American ratings board, but it would have been five minutes long.

  Alfonso Cuaron

  Sex, Cutting, Long

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• You want good ratings, you want people to like the show, you want to be appreciated for the hard work you put in. You don't always get it. Every show is not beloved.

  Yvette Nicole Brown

  Hard Work, People, Want

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• One of my producers said this business is like a hamster on that little wheel thing that goes around and around. You may have a great day and get great ratings, but then you've got another show to do - whatever moment of success or happiness you have you've got to keep grinding it out for the next day.

  Sean Hannity

  Happiness, Next Day, Have A Great Day

  "Behind Sean Hannity's Desk". Interview with Mark Anthony Green, www.gq.com. October 31, 2011.

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• Pride attaches undue importance to the superiority of one's status in the eyes of others; and shame is fear of humiliation at one's inferior status in the estimation of others. When one sets one's heart on being highly esteemed, and achieves such rating, then he or she is automatically involved in fear of losing status.

  Laozi

  Heart, Eye, Pride

  "Tao Teh King". Translated by Archie J. Bahm, 1996.

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• You're in the business - when you're a writer, producer, director - to get ratings.

  Norman Lear

  Directors, Producers

  Interview with Tasha Robinson, www.avclub.com. April 27, 2005.

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