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“The caterpillar does all the work but the butterfly gets all the publicity”
George Carlin
“There is no such thing as public opinion. There is only published opinion.”
Winston Churchill
“What kills a skunk is the publicity it gives itself.”
Abraham Lincoln
“A wise man makes his own decisions, an ignorant man follows public opinion”
Chinese Proverbs
“It's quite simple, (public speaking) Say what you have to say and when you come to a sentence with a grammatical ending, sit down”
“If all politicians fished instead of spoke publicly, we would be at peace with the world.”
Will Rogers
“One should respect public opinion insofar as is necessary to avoid starvation and keep out of prison, but anything that goes beyond this is voluntary submission to an unnecessary tyranny.”
Bertrand Russell
“It is not necessary for the public to know whether I am joking or whether I am serious, just as it is not necessary for me to know it myself”
Salvador Dalí
“Public Opinion... an attempt to organize the ignorance of the community, and to elevate it to the dignity of physical force.”
Oscar Wilde
“Possessions, outward success, publicity, luxury - to me these have always been contemptible. I believe that a simple and unassuming manner of life is best for every one, best both for the body and the mind.”
Albert Einstein