Television can stir emotions, but it doesn't invite reflection as much as the printed page. Bill Moyers More Quotes by Bill Moyers More Quotes From Bill Moyers The rich today are richer, there are more of them, they have round-the-clock propaganda factories in Rupert Murdoch's empire and rightwing talk radio, and corporate media have their back. Bill Moyers empiresradiomedia When we were covering the 2008 campaign I told my young African American colleagues that despite the historical significance of victory, Barack Obama was going to break their hearts. They didn't want to hear that, and they refused to believe it. Eighteen months later they started dropping by one by one to say, sadly: "He broke our hearts." A couple of them even wept. Bill Moyers coupleheartbelieve Ideas are great arrows, but there has to be a bow. And politics is the bow of idealism. Bill Moyers bowgreatpoliticsideas I work for him despite his faults and he lets me work for him despite my deficiencies. Bill Moyers hehimmework This is the first time in my 32 years in public broadcasting that PBS has ordered up programs for ideological instead of journalistic reasons. Bill Moyers firstfirst-timetimeyears Today, the practice of medicine in an urban, technological society rarely provides either the time or the environment to encourage a doctor-patient relationship that promotes healing. Bill Moyers societytimetodayrelationship At a time when the cost of health care is skyrocketing, the potential economic impact of mind/body medicine is considerable. Bill Moyers medicinecarehealthtime When my brother died in 1966, my father began a grieving process that lasted almost twenty-five years. For all that time, he suffered from chronic, debilitating headaches. I took him to some of the country's major medical facilities, but no one could cure him of his pain. Bill Moyers painbrothertimefather Someone asked why I invited Jon Stewart to be the first guest on the 'Journal''s premiere in 2007. 'Because Mark Twain isn't available,' I answered. I was serious. Bill Moyers whysomeonebecauseserious Every once in a while, a book so possesses me that I happily give up a couple of consecutive nights of sleep - as well as the evening news broadcasts and latenight talk shows - to finish it. That's what happened when I opened the novel 'Shadow Tag' by Louise Erdrich. Bill Moyers meeveningshadowsleep
