Jacques Ellul Quotes

It is the emergence of mass media which makes possible the use of propaganda techniques on a societal scale.

Jacques Ellul

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: philosopher
  • Nationality: french
  • Birth: January 6, 1912 - May 19, 1994

Topics

MediaPossiblePropagandaMass Media

You don't jump out of an airplane and stop halfway. It's all the way.

Jesse White

AirplaneYouStopJumpWayOut

It seems almost impossible to me that the whole world doesn't know CPR.

Jennifer Coolidge

MeWorldImpossibleKnowWhole

Those who in quarrels interpose, must often wipe a bloody nose.

John Gay

NoseMustWhoWipeThoseBloody

I had very clever producers, who scheduled it brilliantly, but scheduling it was a nightmare.

John Crowley

CleverWhoNightmareSchedulingVery

Nothing will work unless you do.

Maya Angelou

WorkYouNothingWillUnless

'Slumdog Millionaire' is a fairy tale, but it starts in a place you really believe, and that came from spending two months wandering around the slums picking up stories and talking to people.

Simon Beaufoy

PeopleBelieveFairy TaleTalkingUp

Masood Ahmed brings to the position of director of external relations extensive experience gained in a range of senior positions in international finance and development.

Rodrigo Rato

ExperienceFinanceDevelopmentSenior

In our fervor to halt the potential spread of totalitarianism, what incredible precedent are we setting in Vietnam? By marching our legions through the countryside of foreign continents, burning homes, laying waste to the land, and indiscriminately killing friend and foe alike?

Robert Vaughn

FriendPotentialLandSpreadVietnam

My habit of glorifying things far away in space and time, also contributed to my social isolation.

Luke Ford

TimeHabitSpaceIsolationFar Away

It's easy to forget, as a leader, that when employees don't get the wide view, not only does the point of their work escape them, but it can also lead to real frustration. It's hard to feel pride and ownership when you don't understand where things are going.

Jason Fried

WorkLeaderFrustrationPrideView

My fingertips are my favorite makeup brush! I especially like to apply my eye shadow with them, get it nice and smudgy. All my favorite makeup artists used their fingers to apply and their hand as a palette.

Josie Maran

ShadowEyeMakeupNiceHandArtists

Valued companionships begin with a personal commitment to be an exemplary companion.

Joseph B. Wirthlin

CommitmentPersonalBeginCompanion

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