“I gave someone a perverse argument not so long ago about why advertising is better than movies. You want to hear it? Movies operate from a really disingenuous premise, that people are heroes. I know a lot of people and have had an opportunity over the years to observe them. Are they heroes...? Let's put it this way. Advertising tries something simpler and more believable: Products as heroes. I guess the idea is: When all else fails, put your faith in conditioner.” PeopleKnowsWayWantTryingYearsLongIdeasOpportunityFailingProductsHeroArgumentAdvertisingLong AgoPremisesBelievableWhen All Else FailsDisingenuous Author:Errol Morris
“Whatever advantages may have arisen, in the past, out of the existence of a specially favored and highly privileged aristocracy, it is clear to me that today no argument can stand that supports unequal opportunity or any intrinsic disqualification for sharing in the whole of life.” MayWholeTodayPastOpportunityExistenceSupportClearAdvantageArgumentEqualityPrivilegedAristocracyEqual OpportunityDisqualification Book:Blkberry Winter Source: Blkberry Winter
“It is our argument that a sufficiently low price can turn a security of mediocre quality into a sound investment opportunity - provided that the buyer is informed and experienced and he practices adequate diversification. For, if the price is low enough to create a substantial margin of safety, the security thereby meets our criterion of investment.” IfsEnoughTurnsOpportunitySoundQualityPracticeSecurityLowsArgumentSafetyInvestmentInvestingMediocreAdequateCriteriaMarginsBuyersDiversification Author:Benjamin Graham