Edward Bernays Quotes
In some departments of our daily life, in which we imagine ourselves free agents, we are ruled by dictators exercising great power.
Quotes to Explore
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All theory of modernity in sociology suggests that the more modernity there is, the less religion. In my theory we can realize that this is wrong: atheism is only one belief system among many.
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The theater is too deep for me. I prefer bicycling.
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There is always one person in the office that you want to whip their ass! If you don't know who it is, it is probably you.
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Love is something that never goes out of style.
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Who told you it couldn't be done? And what great achievement has he to his credit that entitles him to use the word 'impossible' so freely?
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I got a call from Tom Hanks, who directed That Thing You Do!, when he was done cutting that film. I was like, "Oh, my god. Tom Hanks is calling me. This is amazing!" And then, of course, he was calling me to tell me that I was barely in the movie. But I'll never forget it - and this is why he's Tom Hanks, because he's got such a way with words.
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You are what you eat.....I've eaten so many fat cunts you wouldn't believe.
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The silence of a man who loves to praise is a censure sufficiently severe.
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Love is the salt of life.
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Because I hold an Israeli passport, I have a share in all the wrongs that are done to the Palestinians. . . . I want to be able to say that I did all I could to prevent the bloodshed.
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Drag is about whatever persona you put on to do a particular task. I could pick up trash in the morning and throw on my navy blue jumpsuit, and that would be that gig!
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I couldn't imagine working in a hospital where there's just death, everywhere. But for a lot of women, it was their only option. They couldn't get other jobs.
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Was it Aristotle who said the human soul is composed of reason, will, and desire?” “No, that was Plato. Aristotle and Plato were as different as Mel Tormé and Bing Crosby. In any case, things were a lot simpler in the old days,” Komatsu said. “Wouldn’t it be fun to imagine reason, will, and desire engaged in a fierce debate around a table?
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In some departments of our daily life, in which we imagine ourselves free agents, we are ruled by dictators exercising great power.
