Great Throughts Treasury

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Tommy Smothers

American Television Comedian, Composer, Musician, half of the comedy team The Smothers Brothers with his younger brother Dick Smothers

"The only valid censorship of ideas is the right of people not to listen."

"The ultimate censorship is the flick of the dial."

"Red meat is not bad for you. Now blue-green meat, that's bad for you!"

"When you don't know what you're talking about, it's hard to know when you're finished."

"With so many courses being developed, I think it's very encouraging for individual golf course owners. Those 4 million rounds have to go somewhere. I don't think that 4 million will drop, and individual courses will reap those benefits."