I find television very educating. Every time somebody turns on the set, I go into the other room and read a book.

—Groucho Marx

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Julius Henry "Groucho" Marx (; October 2, 1890 – August 19, 1977) was an American comedian, actor, comic vocalist and game show host who performed in vaudeville, Broadway, films, radio, and television. A master of the one-line retort, he is considered one of America's greatest comedians.

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From the moment I picked up your book until I laid it down, I was convulsed with laughter. Some day I intend reading it.

—Groucho Marx

Man does not control his own fate. The women in his life do that for him.

—Groucho Marx

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I didn't like the play, but then I saw it under adverse conditions—the curtain was up.

—Groucho Marx

A hospital bed is a parked taxi with the meter running.

—Groucho Marx

Go, and never darken my towels again.

—Groucho Marx

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Do you realize if it weren't for Edison we'd be watching TV by candlelight?

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Television news is like a lightning flash. It makes a loud noise, lights up everything around it, leaves everything else in darkness and then is suddenly gone.

—Hodding Carter

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If there's anything unsettling to the stomach, it's watching actors on television talk about their personal lives.

—Marlon Brando

TV is chewing gum for the eyes.

—Frank Lloyd Wright

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Another possible source of guidance for teenagers is television, but television's message has always been that the need for truth, wisdom and world peace pales by comparison with the need for a toothpaste that offers whiter teeth *and* fresher breath.

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