#understand

In some South Pacific cultures, a speaker holds a conch shell as a symbol of temporary position of authority. Leaders must understand who holds the conch that is, who should be listened to and when. ↗

— Max de Pree

#cultures #holds #leaders #listened #must

Yes, I will bring the understanding of a woman to the Court, but I doubt that alone will affect my decisions. ↗

— Sandra Day O'Connor

#alone #bring #court #decisions #doubt

You have citizens who don't understand how government works and they're kind of soured on it. All they do is criticize. They have no idea that they can make things happen. ↗

— Sandra Day O'Connor

#criticize #government #happen #how #idea

I think it's been hard for people to understand how Islam can be a good religion, and yet the Islamists are evil. Those of us who have had experience with Islam understand this, just as we understand the difference between snake handlers and people going to church on Sunday morning. ↗

— P. J. O'Rourke

#between #church #difference #evil #experience

You can learn all about the human condition from covering the crime beat in a big city - you don't need to go to Beirut for that - but a foreign correspondent begins to understand poverty from a different perspective. ↗

— P. J. O'Rourke

#beat #begins #beirut #big #big city

I believe that a contract, or at least an understanding, exists between the American public and the American advertiser concerning what advertising is, what its limitations are and what price people will pay for it. ↗

— John O'Toole

#advertising #american #american public #believe #between

Political commercials encourage the deceptive, the destructive and the degrading. ↗

— John O'Toole

#advertising #american #american public #believe #between

There is no way for the American economic system to function without advertising. There is no other way to communicate enough information about enough products to enough people with enough speed. ↗

— John O'Toole

#advertising #american #american public #believe #between

When executing advertising, it's best to think of yourself as an uninvited guest in the living room of a prospect who has the magical power to make you disappear instantly. ↗

— John O'Toole

#advertising #american #american public #believe #between

Yes, I sell people things they don't need. I can't, however, sell them something they don't want. Even with advertising. Even if I were of a mind to. ↗

— John O'Toole

#advertising #american #american public #believe #between