William S. Paley
William S. Paley
William S. Paleywas the chief executive who built the Columbia Broadcasting Systemfrom a small radio network into one of the foremost radio and television network operations in the United States...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBusinessman
Date of Birth28 September 1901
CountryUnited States of America
William S. Paley quotes about
lying white introducing
White lies always introduce others of a darker complexion.
american-businessman people satisfying
What we are doing is satisfying the American public. That's our job. I always say we have to give most of the people what they want most of the time. That's what they expect from us.
contention follies history power public quarrels register successes
What is public history but a register of the successes and disappointments, the vices, the follies and the quarrels of those who engage in contention for power.
miracle able way
In what way can a revelation be made but by miracles? In none which we are able to conceive.
work-out limits ends
God has been pleased to prescribe limits to his power and to work out his ends within these limits.
television advertising selling
Television, I would say, isn't an advertising medium. It's a selling medium.
humorous democracy fundamentals
He who attacks the fundamentals of the American broadcasting industry attacks democracy itself.