perceptions quotes

The process of shaping opinion, attitudes, and perceptions was termed the ‚engineering of consent‘ by one of the founders of the modern public relations industry, Edward Bernays.

Harold, like the rest of us, had many impressions which saved him the trouble of distinct ideas.

People look at the same passage, and one person will say this is the best thing he’s ever read, and another person will say it’s absolutely idiotic. I mean, there’s no way to reconcile those two things. You just have to forget the whole business of what people are saying.

There’s this lingering philosophy that movie stars shouldn’t do TV.

All our knowledge has its origins in our perceptions.

Savages we call them because their manners differ from ours.