Edward Bernays Quotes
If we understand the mechanisms and motives of the group mind, it is now possible to control and regiment the masses according to our will without their knowing it In almost every act of our daily lives, whether in the sphere of politics or business, in our social conduct or our ethical thinking, we are dominated by the relatively small number of persons who understand the mental processes and social patterns of the masses. It is they who pull the wires which control the public mind.
Quotes to Explore
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I don't know how many people have ever seen the National Guard break in somewhere, but they mean business.
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I did not grow up a cinefile. No one in my family was in the film business or even anything close to it.
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I had parents in the business and they made sure that the art was the biggest concern.
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We're all working together; that's the secret.
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At some point, you decide to take something you really like and turn it into a business you love.
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I have registered few titles like 'Bharat Bandh,' 'Calendar Girl,' 'Money Politics.' The titles just intrigued me, so I registered. I had a title, 'Jai Ho,' which I gave to Sohail Khan for his next film with Salman Khan. These are typical Madhur Bhandarkar kind of films. I may make a film or not on such titles... not sure yet.
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Do more than is required. What is the distance between someone who achieves their goals consistently and those who spend their lives and careers merely following? The extra mile.
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The one thing that's going to get you through this business is having strong roots, being grounded and knowing what is true.
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Doing business and doing good are not mutually exclusive, and it is our responsibility to prove this every day anew.
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Touring is really a pretty lonely business.
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I was frustrated for a long time with my colleagues in the business school world and with so many management authors who didn't really see themselves as innovators. They were glorified journalists.
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The idea that there is a rational truth out there that is not embodied in a person's politics is something I can't understand or subscribe to.
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I owe a lot to my dad, just for having provided the wrestling business for us to get into.
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It is surprising how little most small business values the customers. A positive feedback from the customer is critical to your business, and what's more important is their referral.
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I'm not in the business of bayoneting the wounded. I feel the blockchain revolution is kind of my victory. I don't care whether I win it, someone else wins it.
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So often, literature about African people is conflated with literature about African politics, as if the state were somehow of greater import or interest than the individual.
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The worst disease which can afflict business executives in their work is not, as popularly supposed, alcoholism; it's egotism.
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The way the business things work in Russia is you have to meet people, you have to go through a certain amount of etiquette and business things are done just simply by a shake of the hand and whether they like you or not.
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Even if you throw your hair up in a quick topknot or ponytail, you can add instant polish by wearing a headband or bejeweled barrette.
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A lot of directors prefer the solitude of the editing process, but I revel in the craziness of what a film set is.
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If Mr. Chan ever makes another movie like 'The Tuxedo,' it's American audiences that will see him in court. With 'Shanghai Knights,' he has come through with one of his best. This time, it's personable.
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One volcano puts out more toxic gases - one volcano - than man makes in a whole year. And when you look at this 'climate change,' and when you look at the regular climate change that we all have in the world, we have warm and we have cooling spells.
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Comedy is so hard to do, so it was very cool to do dead pan humor.
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If we understand the mechanisms and motives of the group mind, it is now possible to control and regiment the masses according to our will without their knowing it In almost every act of our daily lives, whether in the sphere of politics or business, in our social conduct or our ethical thinking, we are dominated by the relatively small number of persons who understand the mental processes and social patterns of the masses. It is they who pull the wires which control the public mind.
