“I do not want our children and grandchildren to live in a world where everyday they fear some regional strongman with weapons of mass destruction. We need to send a message to these future would-be bullies: you will not be allowed to threaten the world.” WorldWantNeedsChildrenWould BeMessagesWeaponsMassDestructionOur ChildrenEverydayGrandchildrenBullyWeapons Of Mass DestructionMass DestructionChildren And Grandchildren Author:George Voinovich
“Mass consumption, advertising, and mass art are a corporate Frankenstein; while they reinforce the system, they also undermine it. By continually pushing the message that we have the right to gratification now , consumerism at its most expansive encouraged a demand for fulfillment that could not so easily be contained by products.” ArtProductsDemandMessagesMassAdvertisingCorporateFulfillmentPushingConsumptionConsumerismGratificationMass Consumption Book:Out of the Vinyl Deeps: Ellen Willis on Rock Music Source: Out of the Vinyl Deeps: Ellen Willis on Rock Music
“What we need more of is slow art: art that holds time as a vase holds water: art that grows out of modes of perception and making whose skill and doggedness make you think and feel; art that isn’t merely sensational, that doesn’t get its message across in ten seconds, that isn’t falsely iconic, that hooks onto something deep-running in our natures. In a word, art that is the very opposite of mass media.” ThinkingNeedsFeelsArtRunningGrowsWaterMediaTenSkillsPerceptionMessagesMassOppositesSecondsHookMake You ThinkIconicMass MediaSensationalVasesDoggedness Author:Robert Hughes
“What we want to do is raise the bare minimum amount that will give us a large enough microphone to effectively convey our message. Unfortunately, $20 million is critical mass in terms of running an effective campaign in New York.” WantGivingEnoughRunningTermMillionsNew YorkAmountMessagesMassRaisesCriticalCampaignsMinimumMicrophonesCritical Mass Author:David Brenner
“If we are addressing the issue of weapons of mass destruction, we need to send a uniform, consistent message that there is zero tolerance to any country who is developing weapons of mass destruction, North Korea included.” IfsNeedsCountryIssuesMessagesWeaponsMassDestructionToleranceDevelopingConsistentZeroUniformsKoreaNorth KoreaWeapons Of Mass DestructionMass DestructionZero Tolerance Author:Mohamed ElBaradei
“And the fury in my community was just staggering. The young priests in the parish were behind the message. The older priests weren't necessarily, but they all followed the orders of the cardinal and read the letter. Every Sunday, 2,000 people came to mass at that parish. The following Sunday, the attendance dropped to 200, and never recovered.” PeopleYoungOrderCommunityBehindsMessagesMassLettersFollowingSundayPriestsFuryCardinalsStaggeringParishAttendance Author:Sara Paretsky
“We achieved a deal with the Russians that didn't wind up in two days of strikes that would have sent a, quote, "message," but would not have removed the weapons. We struck a deal to get all of the declared weapons out of Syria. Never before in a conflict has that ever happened, that during the conflict weapons of mass destruction are taken out of the zone of conflict. And thank God we did that, because if we hadn't done that, today ISIL would have those chemical weapons in large parts of the country.” IfsTwoCountryDoneTodayDealsTakenHappenedWindConflictMessagesWeaponsMassDestructionStrikesZoneChemicalsThank GodSyriaWeapons Of Mass DestructionMass DestructionTwo DaysChemical WeaponsIsil Author:John F. Kerry
“When you are dealing with a mass movement, as opposed to a quote-unquote "elite," you are talking to people who don't have time to read long research papers. You have to communicate with them in sound bites, around every other thing they are doing. So it takes a long time to shift people from one message to the next, especially if your foundational narrative was, "The only one thing in the entire world you should be paying attention to is Darfur."” PeopleIfsWorldShouldLongNextSoundAttentionTalkingOne ThingMovementPaperMessagesMassLong TimeResearchCommunicatePay AttentionNarrativeBitesElitesPapersSound BitesDarfur Author:Rebecca Hamilton
“The really interesting moment will be when you have a critical mass of people engaging through the networks, more than through the press and TV. When that happens, the culture of politics has to change, moving away from controlled one-way messages towards a political culture that is more questioning.” PeopleWayMomentsHappensMovingPoliticalCultureInterestingTvsMessagesMassPressesCriticalOne WayControlledQuestioningEngagingReally InterestingMoving AwayCritical MassPolitical Culture Author:Geoff Mulgan