A plaque remaining from the Big Apple Night Club at West 135th Street and Seventh Avenue in Harlem.

Above, a 1934 plaque from the Big Apple Night Club at West 135th Street and Seventh Avenue in Harlem. Discarded as trash in 2006. Now a Popeyes fast food restaurant on Google Maps.

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Entry from July 22, 2022
“Never argue with someone whose TV is bigger than their bookshelf”

“Never trust anyone whose TV is bigger than their bookshelf” (or “Never argue with someone whose TV is bigger than their bookshelf”) is a saying that has been printed on many images. That is, it’s better for a person to read books than to watch television. Many people now have wide flat screen televisions.
 
“Never trust a person whose tv is bigger than their bookshelf” was posted on Twitter by Doogu_Ichiban on September 1, 2009. “[Emilia Clarke for @instyle_UK] My father always says ‘Never trust anyone who has a TV bigger than their bookshelf’” was posted on Twitter by Jaime on March 3, 2014. “My father always said ‘Never trust anyone whose TV is bigger than their bookshelf’” [Emilia Clarke, actress ]http://rd.com/quotes] was posted on Twitter by Reader’s Digest on July 1, 2014. Emlia Clarke is an English actress born in 1986; her father,  Peter Clarke, was a theatre sound engineer from Wolverhampton.
   
“I don’t argue with people where the television is bigger than their bookshelf!” was posted on Twitter by Mighty on September 2, 2020. “Never #argue with someone whose #TV is bigger than their #bookshelf @EmiliaClarkeTM” was posted on Twitter by Chandrashekhar Bhide on September 3, 2021. “‘Never argue with someone whose TV is bigger than their bookshelf.’ - Emilia Clarke” (also shown on an image) was posted on Twitter by Meredith Tupper on September 6, 2021. This version appears to have been popularized by this image.
     
   
Twitter
Doogu_Ichiban
@Doogu_Ichiban
Never trust a person whose tv is bigger than their bookshelf.
10:31 PM · Sep 1, 2009·Twitter Web Client
 
Twitter
Jaime
@JaimeGardiner
Emilia Clarke for @instyle_UK “My father always says ‘Never trust anyone who has a TV bigger than their bookshelf’”
9:29 AM · Mar 3, 2014·Twitter for iPhone
     
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sansahstark
“My father always says, ‘Never trust anyone who has a TV bigger than their bookshelf.’ So I make sure I read. Back at home, I just put up a massive bookcase and asked everyone I know and love to help me fill it with their favorite books. It’s been quite nice because I’ve learned a lot about my friends and family from what they’ve been giving me. A book says a lot about a person.” — Emilia Clarke for Instyle UK (April 2014)
posted on march 6, 2014
 
Twitter
Reader’s Digest
@readersdigest
“My father always said ‘Never trust anyone whose TV is bigger than their bookshelf.’”—Emilia Clarke, actress http://rd.com/quotes
9:00 PM · Jul 1, 2014·Buffer
 
The Good Men Project
50 Quotes on What it Means to Be a Father
“I don’t even know how to raise myself, let alone to raise a child.”

November 6, 2017 by Marwan Jamal
(...)
32. “My father always said, ‘Never trust anyone whose TV is bigger than their bookshelf’ – so I make sure I read.” —Emilia Clarke
     
Twitter
Mighty
@Mm1415Vu
Replying to @OktoberSF @MauiJive and @MrMichaelBurkes
I don’t argue with people where the television is bigger than their bookshelf!
4:23 AM · Sep 2, 2020·Twitter for iPhone
 
Twitter
Umair Khan
@underdated
Never argue with people whose TV is bigger than their bookshelf - Emilia Clarke
Let the dog and his puppies bark.
10:28 AM · Sep 1, 2021·Twitter for Android
 
Twitter
DSM
@Dennis_SM
“Nunca discutas con alguien cuyo televisor sea más grande que su librero.”
“Never argue with someone whose TV is bigger than their bookshelf”.
3:53 PM · Sep 1, 2021·Twitter for Android
   
Twitter
Chandrashekhar Bhide
@cshekharbhide
Never #argue with someone whose #TV is bigger than their #bookshelf
@EmiliaClarkeTM
#EmiliaClarke
1:10 AM · Sep 3, 2021·Twitter Web App
 
Twitter
Meredith Tupper (Post-Deep State Solutions)
@meredithtupper
“Never argue with someone whose TV is bigger than their bookshelf.” - Emilia Clarke
(This is also shown on an image.—ed.)
10:44 AM · Sep 6, 2021·Twitter Web App
 
TODAY
40 stepdad quotes to make him feel loved on Father’s Day and beyond
Show your appreciation with these short but incredibly sweet messages.

May 9, 2022, 4:05 PM EDT / Updated June 17, 2022, 2:47 PM EDT
By Sarah Lemire
(...)
“My father always said, ‘Never trust anyone whose TV is bigger than their bookshelf.’” — Emilia Clarke
     
Twitter
Stephen Ede-
@EdeBorrett
In the words of the mother of dragons:
My father always said “Never trust anyone whose television is bigger than their bookshelf”.
Emilia Clark
#GameOfThrones
#EmiliaClarke
9:11 AM · Jul 18, 2022·Twitter Web App
 
Twitter
⚓Queen of Pentacles⚓
@MargoCarr13
“Never argue with someone whose TV is bigger than their bookshelf.”
— Emilia Clarke
(This is also shown on an image.—ed.)
9:25 PM · Jul 22, 2022·Twitter for Android

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