- In television, you are one of two things, either a beggar or a chooser. If you want to create, you are by definition a beggar. You will have to sell your ideas to one of a small number of television executives empowered to transform your fantasy into reality. They are the choosers. There are three kinds of choosers. Those who see the glass as half full. Those who see it as half empty. And those ...www.fortunecity.com/skyscraper/module/1507/beggars.html