Roone Arledge

"I don't expect to win every battle but I think Fred Pierce has enough respect for me that I can go fight my battles and win my share."

"I respect the game that goes on of putting this against that, but I don't respect, nor do I enjoy, an awful lot of the actual programs that go on the air."

"The current wisdom now is that if the three networks are covering the news the same way the difference is the anchor people. I think that won't be true in the future."