Nina Tassler Quotes

Public television is a very important thing for our human race, and it allows us the ability to discuss the elephants in the room and understand stories beyond the headlines.

And you don't want to always write about politics just for the sake of writing about politics.

We gain by intelligent discussion of public questions carried on, … not from a standpoint of partisanship, but of good citizenship.

If we can get people engaged in the world around them in any form, in any way, that's a positive thing, and hopefully we can get them to come to the news more.

I don't even think much about politicians. I think about the people in the audience who applaud the politicians. They are your fellow countrymen and they're the ones you live with - that should be who we target for education and enlightenment.

To me, the real 'state of the union' is found in how Americans react to current events.

By bringing current events into the classroom, everyday discussion, and social media, maybe we don't need to wait for our grandchildren's questions to remind us we should have paid more attention to current events.

Useless knowledge can be made directly contributory to a force of sound and disinterested public opinion.

I would love to be a voice in this maelstrom of chaos and obsessive celebrity infatuation that says, 'Let's talk about something that matters'.

Yeah, I don't deal with current events or pop culture, and I avoid politics like the plague.

I am grateful to journalism for waking me up to the realities of the world.

I do not believe that artists or actors and people should be out there like voicing their full-blown opinions on politics because, let's face it, at the end of the day, I'm not that smart of a guy.

To conclude: good journalism is one of the models of good conversation and communication in the wider social context.

As Americans, it is up to all of us to be well informed and thoughtful, to help our country make the right decisions in this time or testing.

Injecting new ideas into public debate is the supreme function of the newspaper columnist. Politicians and civil servants absolutely will not take the risk.

Parishes can help lift up the moral and human dimension of public issues, calling people to informed participation in the political process.

How can we decide matters of public policy when we cannot understand them?

About things on which the public thinks long it commonly attains to think right.

Me talking about political issues on a social platform was kind of an accident. It's something that's a part of my everyday - it's super central to who I am as a person.

American democracy depends on the public's ability to remain accurately informed on our state of affairs.

I think there's a difference between calling people out and understanding the role that the press plays in a free society.

It's naive of adults to believe that young people aren't aware of what is going on in the world. The best thing we can do is confront that to help them navigate it. We can help them say, 'These things are happening. What does that mean for your life?'

I don't have a problem with athletes speaking up, but I want to make sure before they speak up, they read up.

There is so much going on in world, even just on the Internet. I think TV should push to put some of the positive things going on in shows, and also to discuss more of the negative things so more people can relate.

If you're trying to talk about public issues and politics and showcase it in a positive, different way, I think people like the idea.