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28 quotes by Norman Lear

Norman Lear Lear at the 2014 Texas Book Festival. Born Norman Milton Lear (1922-07-27) July 27, 1922 (age 92) New Haven, Connecticut, United States Education Emerson College Occupation Television producer Years active 1950–present Known for All in the Family The Jeffersons Sanford and Son Good Times Maude Spouse(s) Charlotte Lear (1943–?; divorced) Frances Lear (1956–1986; divorced) Lyn Lear (1987–present) Children 6 Website...
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Life is about having a good time, and it was a good time. We did some things well and some things poorly, but that was always the case.

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Life is made up of small pleasures. Happiness is made up of those tiny successes. The big ones come too infrequently. And if you don't collect... →

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Life goes on pretty much the same way. I've been working on a couple of films on the side. You may see some more. You may even see another... →

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We got ratings. It isn't that they won't quarrel with you, or say you're always right. But as long as you stay strong and the ratings are... →

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But you know, my dad called me the laziest white kid he ever met. When I screamed back at him that he was putting down a race of people to call me... →

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Maybe they continued to agree with Archie Bunker - as I said earlier, you can't change people's minds, but you can get them to think.

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I stop and look at traffic accidents. I won't hang around, but when I hear something is terrible, as bad as it is, I've gotta look at it.

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That's the heart of it: My shows were not that controversial with the American people. They were controversial with the people who think for the... →

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We did an episode on Good Times which came out of a newspaper article about the incidence of hypertension in black males being higher than whites... →

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So we gravitated to shows and issues and causes that made people care.

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I guess because the shows were activist in their own way - the marriage of my public activism and my career activism, you know - people understand me... →

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I think the greater responsibility, in terms of morality, is where leadership begins.

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In this nation, leadership is dollars.

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