Crowds Quote by Charles Mackay Download Open image “Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds” — Charles Mackay ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.3 out of 5 (7 ratings) Copy quoteShare Crowds Delusion Economics Extraordinary Herds Ignorance Madness Propaganda
Sometimes the crowd is the madness - at others it's the absence of the crowd that is. — Will Self Copy Share Image
“We find that whole communities suddenly fix their minds upon one object, and go mad in its pursuit; that millions of people become simultaneously… — Charles MacKay Copy Share Image
Crowds are somewhat like the sphinx of ancient fable: It is necessary to arrive at a solution of the problems offered by their psychology… — Gustave Le Bon Copy Share Image
Mass delusion is the result of the effort. Propaganda is one of the techniques. But it mentioned things like you create a consensus of something that's totally absurd. You get people believing something totally absurd, however that's done, and then the people with common sense come along and say, "No, no, no. That's totally wrong," and they end up being… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share
“No more lies and speeches of delusions out of the reality of our existence” — Mazigh Buzakhar Copy Share Image
“Crowds are impressed by spectacle, images, and myths. Misinformation and exaggeration become contagious.” — Joel Tillinghast Copy Share Image
“the wisdom of crowds is sometimes overwhelmed by the madness of mobs.” — Andrew W. Lo Copy Share Image
“When enough insane people scream in harmony that they really are healthy, they can actually start to believe themselves. Or put even more simply:… — Daniel Mackler Copy Share Image
Criticism and dissent are the indispensable antidote to major delusions. — Alan Barth Copy Share Image
A fanatic, either, religious or political, is the subject of strong delusions. — Richard Whately Copy Share Image
Men, it has been well said, think in herds; it will be seen that they go mad in herds, while they only recover their… — Charles Mackay Copy Share Image
An arrow may fly through the air and leave no trace; but an ill thought leaves a trail like a serpent. — Charles Mackay Copy Share Image
“Oh, you tears, I'm thankful that you run. Though you trickle in the darkness, You shall glitter in the sun. The rainbow could not… — Charles Mackay Copy Share Image
There is no such thing as death. In nature nothing dies. From each sad remnant of decay, some forms of life arise so shall… — Charles Mackay Copy Share Image
The study of the errors into which great minds have fallen in the pursuit of truth can never be uninstructive. . . No man… — Charles Mackay Copy Share Image
Truth . . . and if mine eyes Can bear its blaze, and trace its symmetries, Measure its distance, and its advent wait, I… — Charles Mackay Copy Share Image
Nations, like individuals, cannot become desperate gamblers with impunity. Punishment is sure to overtake them sooner or later. — Charles Mackay Copy Share Image
“We find that whole communities suddenly fix their minds upon one object, and go mad in its pursuit; that millions of people become simultaneously… — Charles MacKay Copy Share Image
Tell me, ye wingèd winds That round my pathway roar, Know ye not some spot Where mortals weep no more? — Charles Mackay Copy Share Image
War in men's eyes shall be A monster of iniquity In the good time coming. Nations shall not quarrel then, To prove which is… — Charles Mackay Copy Share Image
He who has mingled in the fray of duty that the brave endure, must have made foes. If you have none, small is the… — Charles Mackay Copy Share Image
Some love to roam o'er the dark sea's foam, Where the shrill winds whistle free. — Charles Mackay Copy Share Image
One of the best moments of any Liars show is hearing the crowd squawk 'We're doomed! We're doomed!' on cue during 'We Fenced Other… — Rob Sheffield Copy Share Image
I don't think about the press or the crowds or the other leaders of the race. The focus is only on myself. As soon… — Magdalena Neuner Copy Share Image
A man has a right to use a saw, an axe, a plane, separately; may he not combine their uses on the same piece… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
The nineteenth century lynching mob cuts off ears, toes, and fingers, strips off flesh, and distributes portions of the body as souvenirs among the… — Ida B. Wells Copy Share Image
Your aunt and uncle will be proud, though, won't they?" said Hermione as they got off the train and joined the crowd thronging toward… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Never belong to a crowd; Never belong to a nation; Never belong to a religion; Never belong to a race. Belong to the whole… — Rajneesh Copy Share Image
It's been really fun to see with each album when I change to see the fans of the show emulate my style and with… — Avril Lavigne Copy Share Image
When the American people saw the LA riots and crowds of Blacks cheering O.J. Simpson (who was acquitted by the almost all Black jury),… — David Duke Copy Share Image
I'm neurotic in the sense that I can have a crowd of 300 people cheering you, applauding you, standing O, but one guy come… — Wayne White Copy Share Image
Cease speaking of enemies when an achievement can kindle a great light. Solitude will transmit the message better than the murmurs of crowds. — Nicholas Roerich Copy Share Image
I want people to just be paying attention even if they're not necessarily laughing at something, or if it takes them a while to… — Anthony Jeselnik Copy Share Image
