Marshall McLuhan Quotes

The business of the advertiser is to see that we go about our business with some magic spell or tune or slogan throbbing quietly in the background of our minds.

Marshall McLuhan

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: sociologist
  • Nationality: canadian
  • Birth: July 21, 1911 - December 31, 1980

Topics

BusinessMagicGoMindsSeeSome

To be with the others, you have to have your hair short and wear ties. So we're trying to make a third world happen, you know what I mean?

Jimi Hendrix

HairWorldShortTryingYouKnow

We named the book 'Extreme Ownership' because we really found that when we looked at not only at leaders but at teams that were the most successful, we found that the ones that had this attitude of extreme ownership were the ones that did the best, and it's definitely an attitude that I had.

Jocko Willink

AttitudeBestBookOwnershipBecause

I'd gone through the ups and downs and curveballs that life throws at you. I found writing to be very therapeutic and it helped me with a lot of the stuff I was going through.

Jill Hennessy

LifeMeWritingUps And DownsYou

I feel like I let people know I'm not a toy.

Metta World Peace

PeopleFeelKnowI Feel LikeToy

If you ask people do you think that government should spend less money than what it takes in, most people agree with that.

Michele Bachmann

MoneyGovernmentPeopleThinkYou

I was a postman one Christmas and I developed a morbid fear of dogs.

Diane Abbott

FearChristmasDogsMorbidPostman

Almost everyone wears rubber on their feet these days, but there was a time when it was considered cheap. Luxury shoes had leather soles, which were rigid and heavy.

Diego Della Valle

TimeShoesFeetLuxuryCheapHeavy

I can see how people work out to feel better.

Derek Jeter

WorkPeopleBetterFeelI CanSee

The price of freedom is eternal vigilance. Don't store unnecessary data, keep an eye on what's happening, and don't take unnecessary risks.

Chris Bell

FreedomRisksEyeDataPriceTake

My upbringing has always been quite equal in terms of cultural influences. But it's unlikely that anything could prepare you for a job that involves belting out Proclaimers songs on camera, in Edinburgh and in public.

Antonia Thomas

JobCameraYouPrepareOutAnything

Everyone can draw when they're five. Most of us lose the ability.

Anthony Browne

LoseEveryoneAbilityUsFiveMost

I understand that we cannot make other people happy when they are unhappy.

Audrey Tautou

HappyPeopleUnhappyUnderstandMake

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