Lawrence O’Donnell : (5)

" Every single television product has the ambition to chase ratings, every one of them. Many have other ambitions, for many, ratings are not #1. But my experience on TV, and on the entertainment side, has been entirely ratings-based. When I look at TV I look at ratings. And I never second guess ratings. Never. " - Lawrence O'Donnell

" When you get off to an African country like Malawi – which is pretty removed from everything and pretty seriously off the grid – and you see the struggle of life that goes on there, it’s a completely different thing than what happens here. " - Lawrence O'Donnell

" America never formally surrenders, so we have to call surrender something else. In Vietnam, we called it Vietnamization. " - Lawrence O'Donnell

" I’ve lived a life of unplanned freelance employment. " - Lawrence O'Donnell

" Being American means you never have to say you surrender. " - Lawrence O'Donnell