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The fact is that surveys which media people openly admit to show that fewer than twelve percent of their customers believe they're doing a good job, while the average profit margin in television is in the neighborhood of eighty percent. ↗

— L. Neil Smith

#average #believe #customers #doing #eighty

The first thing you need to know, in order to establish some perspective and avoid panic, is that the violent government excesses we're seeing today are far from unprecedented. ↗

— L. Neil Smith

#establish #excesses #far #first #first thing

Electricity is derived from many non-renewable energy sources like oil, natural gas and coal. ↗

— Lamar S. Smith

#derived #electricity #energy #energy sources #gas

The more energy-efficient we become as a nation, the less we need to develop additional energy sources. ↗

— Lamar S. Smith

#become #develop #energy #energy sources #less

The human heart dares not stay away too long from that which hurt it most. There is a return journey to anguish that few of us are released from making. ↗

— Lillian Smith

#away #dares #few #heart #human

The lack of belief is a defect that ought to be concealed when it cannot be overcome. ↗

— Lillian Smith

#cannot #concealed #defect #lack #ought

Gossip is just news running ahead of itself in a red satin dress. ↗

— Liz Smith

#dress #gossip #itself #just #news

Faith and doubt both are needed - not as antagonists, but working side by side to take us around the unknown curve. ↗

— Lillian Smith

#around #both #curve #doubt #needed

I like a view but I like to sit with my back turned to it. ↗