"So much of the news was invented for propaganda."

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Source : Elsa Morante (2015). “History: A Novel”, p.73, Steerforth

Elsa Morante

#News Quotes #Propaganda Quotes

“The first rule in politics is that there are no rules, at least not in the sense of inevitable defeats or inevitable victories. If you have the right policy and the right strategy, you always have a chance of winning. Without them, you can lose no matter how certain the victory seems.”

Source : Tony Blair (2010). “A Journey”, p.2, Random House
“A lot of scientists act on their beliefs and so do things that look crazy to the rest of us.”
“We must take our friends as they are.”
“My tenure in the Senate was really as an independent and whichever, regardless of party label.”

Source : "Specter: A Democrat, and in between, a Republican", www.foxnews.com. January 2, 2011.
“A reputation for good judgment, for fair dealing, for truth, and for rectitude, is itself a fortune.”
“I can't say why people lie; they just do. Everyone has their own reasons for not telling the truth.”
“Evolution shows that in the long run, if the superior mixes with the inferior, the product is halfway between, and inferior to what you started with in the original superior group - in other words, mongrelized.”

Source : Interview with Alex Haley, Playboy, April 1966.
“I always feel like the less you say when you're making a movie, as a director, is the best. That means everything's going great.”

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