"The power of ads rests more in the repetition of obvious exhortations than in the subtle transmission of values."

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Source : Michael Schudson (2013). “Advertising, The Uneasy Persuasion (RLE Advertising): Its Dubious Impact on American Society”, p.28, Routledge

Michael Schudson

#Subtle Quotes #Repetition Quotes #Obvious Quotes

“I don't care whether a book is a first edition or not. I'm not a bibliophile in that word's natural sense.”
“The danger of Iran is if you listen to what the Ayatollah is saying, to what the Mullahs are saying, rational self-preservation is not their objective. If Iran acquires a nuclear weapon the odds are unacceptably high that that weapon will not be simply stockpiled, but it will be detonated over Tel Aviv, or New York, or Los Angeles.”
“A poem is a finished work of the mind, it is not the work of a finished mind.”

Source : Mary Ruefle (2012). “Madness, Rack, and Honey: Collected Lectures”, p.222, Wave Books
“Our young men are going into the professional fields because they don't 'feel called' to the mission field. We don't need a call; we need a kick in the pants. We must begin thinking in terms of 'going out,' and stop our weeping because 'they won't come in.' Who wants to step into an igloo? The tombs themselves are not colder than the churches. May God send us forth.”
“Seeking is a necessary preliminary to finding, and one who cannot endure the hardship of inquiry cannot expect to harvest the fruit of knowledge.”

Source : John of Salisbury (2009). “The Metalogicon: A Twelfth-century Defense of the Verbal and Logical Arts of the Trivium”, p.104, Paul Dry Books
“The civil unrest of recent days must come to an end, and the healing process must begin for the future of the community. We will provide assistance both in ending the violence and enabling the healing process in Benton Harbor.”
“It's always hard when you've known a person a long time and then you have to recognise that you have nothing left in common but your memories.”
“A picture book is a story told in two languages - word and image. And the illustration is the front door of the book.”

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