Roger Ailes Quotes

In this digital age, there is no place to hide behind public relations people. This digital age requires leaders to be visible and authentic and to be able to communicate the decisions they've made and why they've made them, to be able to acknowledge when they've made a mistake and to move forward, to engage in the debate.

The public's perception of your show is what it is, and you don't get to complain how people perceive your show or talk about it.

Remember, the Congress doesn't get as many opportunities to make an impression with the public.

People write me from all over the country, asking me, and sometimes even telling me, what they think a poet laureate should do. I found that immensely valuable.

My view is different. Public relations are a key component of any operation in this day of instant communications and rightly inquisitive citizens.

People in Sweden are very conscious of what people are saying about you.

And how the government communicates about homeland security is central to how the public responds.

The President cannot, with success, constantly appeal to the country. After a time he will get no response.

Communicating with the public seems to be essential, because public concern is probably the only thing capable of overcoming the special interests that have obfuscated the topic

Of course the Liberal Democrats are going to say things to try and get attention - but I don't think the country is paying much attention.

I don't understand the public, but I do believe the public is oversold and underrated every day. Give the people something interesting, something to chew on, I say.

If the public doesn't receive what you say, people can start to build your brand for you.

It's really important to me that the public have confidence in their criminal justice system. We don't operate very well if the public doesn't trust us.

I know it's TV, but at the same time you don't foresee that so many people all over the world are going to see it, and have an opinion on it.

When the multitude detests a man, inquiry is necessary; when the multitude likes a man, inquiry is equally necessary.

Those who govern must see how the people react to administration. Ultimately, the people are the final arbiters.

Most of the outrage comes from not the public, but from the media, the press and writers.

the public never is independently responsive to news.

For almost 50 years polls have shown that a large majority of the public believe that the budget should be balanced, and for all that time they have elected office seekers who would not balance it. The public cares about deficits, but doesn't care much.

I think the most important thing for the public and the press is to just listen to what Donald Trump says and follow up and ask questions about what appear to be either contradictory or uninformed or outright wacky ideas.

I think actually the American people are pretty realistic. In polls they ask what do you think of the president's policies. Is he on the right track? They say yes. They ask them how long will it take for the economy to recover. And people are saying two years.

Public Opinion... an attempt to organize the ignorance of the community, and to elevate it to the dignity of physical force.

We in the House of Lords are never in touch with public opinion. That makes us a civilised body.

At Waco, was there really an urgency to get those people out of the compound at that particular time? Was the press going to make it look heroic for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms? At Ruby Ridge, there was one guy in a cabin at the top of the mountain. Was it necessary for federal agents to go up there and shoot a 14-year-old in the back and shoot a woman with a child in her arms? What kind of mentality does that?

The critics have been writing me off for 20 years. That's nothing new. As far as I know I still have plenty of fans and sell lots of records. Do I care what critics say about me? No, and I don't read reviews.