"The triumph of advertising in the culture industry is that consumers feel compelled to buy and use its products even though they see through them."

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Source : Theodor W Adorno (2005). “The Culture Industry: Selected Essays on Mass Culture”, p.12, Routledge

Theodor Adorno

#Use Quotes #Triumph Quotes #Culture Quotes

“big plans require big action”
“I blew that clay pigeon to smithereens. I don't know why Mum got so upset. According to Uncle Andrew she's a crack shot herself. But she says I'm too young. What I'd like to know is how old does a person have to be before they get to do all the fun stuff?”
“There's a huge difference between being in love and being in love with the thought of love. Recognize the difference. Never settle.”
“I've discovered the best skincare, MV Organic Skincare. I love their Energising 9-Oil Cleanser, Rose Hydrating Mist and Rose Soothing & Protective Moisturiser”
“Silence is terrible and painful only to those who have said all and have nothing more to speak of; but to those who never had anything to sayâ€” to them silence is simple and easy.”

Source : Maxim Gorky (2016). “Twenty-Six and One: And Other Stories”, p.10, The Floating Press
“The thing about kids is that they don't have the broader perspective of what's happening on a national level. Anything that's going wrong in their world, they somehow assume is unique to them and they're somehow to blame. It turns into an issue of shame.”
“For me to go to America - which I find such a positive place - well, I took to it like a duck to water.”
“Finally, to the theme of the respiratory chain, it is especially noteworthy that David Kellin's chemically simple view of the respiratory chain appears now to have been right all along-and he deserves great credit for having been so reluctant to become involved when the energy-rich chemical intermediates began to be so fashionable. This reminds me of the aphorism: 'The obscure we see eventually, the completely apparent takes longer'.”

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