People have the illusion that all over the world, all the time, all kinds of fantastic things are happening. When in fact, over most of the world, most of the time, nothing is happening.
Source: In The Speaker's Electronic Reference Collection, AApex Software, 1994.
-- David Brinkley, (Jul 10 1920-2003), US broadcast journalist; He co-anchored, with Chet Huntley, 1958-70; Hosted This Week, 1981-1996.