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Newton N. Minow Quotes

1926–2023 United States

Newton Norman Minow (January 17, 1926 – May 6, 2023) was an FCC Chairman from 1961 to 1963 (appointed by John F. Kennedy), lawyer, author, activist on behalf of quality television, organizer of Presidential debates.

United States
Lawyers

Also known as: Minow, Newton N.

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I can assure you that you will observe a vast wasteland.

Never have so few owed so much to so many.

To quarrel over the past is to lose the future.

What do we mean by "the public interest?" Some say the public interest is merely what interests the public. I disagree.

We need imagination in programming, not sterility; creativity, not imitation; experimentation, not conformity; excellence, not mediocrity. Television is filled with creative, imaginative people. You must strive to set them free.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Newton N. Minow (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.