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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If you are doing stand-up comedy, you have to be confident in what you are doing. That doesn't mean just because you are confident you are funny.
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I worked for 20 directors as a production designer, most male. I was on the set to witness firsthand a range of sometimes atrocious emotions - well-documented firings, yellings, fights between directors and actors, hookers, abusive things, budget overages, lack of preparation. A man gets a standing ovation for crying because he's so sensitive, but a woman is shamed.
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These are the rules for the mullet hunt.
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Today as always, men fall into two groups: slaves and free men. Whoever does not have two-thirds of his day for himself, is a slave, whatever he may be: a statesman, a businessman, an official, or a scholar.
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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.
