Quotesia
Home
Authors
Popular authors
Iris Murdoch
Mark Twain
Joseph Roux
Christian Nestell Bovee
Mignon McLaughlin
Helen Hayes
All authors
Today's birthdays
1813 - Soren Kierkegaard
1818 - Karl Marx
1890 - Christopher Morley
1982 - Lynsi Torres
1944 - John Rhys-Davies
1981 - Danielle Fishel
Today's birthdays
Popular professions
Aviator
Coach
Author
Designer
Businesswoman
Philosopher
All professions
Authors by letter
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z
All authors
Topics
Top Quotes
Quotesia
Favorite authors
Joan Ganz Cooney Quotes
Joan Ganz Cooney Quotes
Joan Ganz Cooney
American
Producer
Born:
Nov 30
,
1929
Around
Could
First
Me
Older
Years
Related authors:
Aaron Sorkin
David O. Selznick
Gene Roddenberry
Jimmy Iovine
Robert Wise
Samuel Goldwyn
Shonda Rhimes
Suge Knight
I was a TV producer at a noncommercial station, and we were producing some good documentaries - on Head Start, on poverty. But I was struck by the children, and the damage that poverty was doing to them. I didn't think filming them was helping much, so I wondered how we could use TV for them, to teach them.
Joan Ganz Cooney
Good
Poverty
Think
Station
TV
Some
Struck
Could
Head
Head Start
Documentaries
How
Doing
Were
Wondered
Children
Them
Much
Producer
Producing
Teach
Use
Helping
Start
Damage
Filming
I was brought up Catholic, and even as a little girl I was affected by the idea of giving back - doing something for the needy, something of significance.
Joan Ganz Cooney
Girl
Giving
Needy
Back
Significance
Brought
Something
Giving Back
Idea
Catholic
Doing
Affected
Up
Little
Little Girl
Even
Big Bird was the biggest star, I mean, children's favorite for a number of years. I have a 22-year-old granddaughter whose first words were 'Big Bird.'
Joan Ganz Cooney
Words
Bird
First
Big
Favorite
Were
Years
Children
Biggest
Granddaughter
Mean
Star
Whose
Number
No more Joan Ganz Cooney quotes
Haven't find the right quote? Try quotes from authors related to Joan Ganz Cooney.
Aaron Sorkin
David O. Selznick
Gene Roddenberry
Jimmy Iovine