Whenever you hear the consensus of scientists agrees on something or other, reach for your wallet, because you're being had. Michael Crichton
In the information society, nobody thinks. We expect to banish paper, but we actually banish thought. Michael Crichton
Historically, the claim of consensus has been the first refuge of scoundrels; it is a way to avoid debate by claiming that the matter is already settled. Michael Crichton
Advertising gets such a bashing from the world. At parties you are always asked, 'Aren't you just selling people things they don't want?' Paul Arden
Have you noticed that the cleverest people at school are often not the ones who succeed in life? Paul Arden
There are rules in advertising, and those rules are self-imposed by the client companies because they don't want their products to be seen as dishonest. Paul Arden
We are all advertising, all of the time. If you want to sell your car, what do you do? You clean and polish it and make it the best you can. Some people bake bread when they are trying to sell their house because the smell adds a friendly feeling. Even the priest, with all his or her fervour, is advertising God. Everybody is selling. Paul Arden
Of a very religious linebacker: He knocks the hell out of people, but in a Christian way. Sammy Baugh
