Sonny Perdue Quotes

My greatest value derived from the fact that I had access to almost everybody.

I can pretty much call anyone, whether at the White House, in a company or in the media. I have access, because of the silliness of the entertainment world and how people react to it. It gave me an enormous opportunity to do anything I really want to.

Any man in Hollywood will meet me if I want that. No, make that any man anywhere.

Having been a head of state gives you the possibility of getting into places others can't go.

Owning news makes you important; it gives you a seat at the table.

Ultimately, I think it's just going to get you that exposure, get you in that door, get you that recognition that will hopefully get you opportunities.

I feel like clout is something that builds up on your teeth.

When you already have a following, people are more likely to employ you.

You should get as close to the power when you're pitching something. I got my two biggest breaks with the man who owned CBS and the guy that owned Paramount, because I was dealing with the guy who would say yes or no.

It's not the money. It's not the fame. It's the influence.

When you build your own brand, people will still return your phone calls regardless of the call letters or where you actually work, because they now know you and they trust you in what you have to say and what you're doing. That, to me, is the most important aspect when it comes to building your brand.

Once your name becomes well known, politicians come courting.

I guess the nicest thing about being, I won't say famous but being popular is a more proper word for me to use would be that if you've got a recognizable name, a lot of times you can get people to do things for you ordinarily that you wouldn't get done.

You need fans in high places, I always tell people. I don't care how talented you are.

One good thing about not having any clout is that all this money didn't come in and try to buy me.

would make you know and be known by to characters of influence in the affairs of our country …. You would be one of my family.

The influence of the leaders is due in very small measure to the arguments they employ, but in a large degree to their prestige. The best proof of this is that, should they by any circumstance lose their prestige, their influence disappears.

The power of recognition gives you the power to set the agenda.

Your reputation is the most important thing you've got in Washington.

Fame is more powerful than talent.

Reputation is the cornerstone of power. Through reputation alone you can intimidate and win; once it slips, however, you are vulnerable, and will be attacked on all sides. Make your reputation unassailable.

I'm not that interested in just being around powerful people for the sake of it.

I can do much, I can do everything for a man who will be my friend. I can give him power; I can give him wealth. I can give him reputation - the power, the wealth, the reputation which come to a man who speaks to a million people a day in the columns of a great paper.

Fame in itself is, you know... It involves a whole discussion on just that word, 'fame.' It's a power; it's another degree of power, to be famous. I think it's obvious: you have more influence the more well-known you are. And, hopefully, it's righteously used.

Now, as in the past, rank is closely associated with modes of representation and display: with making an ordered arrangement of people or things visible and evident to onlookers in some fashion.