Capitalism Quote by David Carlyle

“...isn't it possible that advertising as a whole is a fantastic fraud, presenting an image of America taken seriously by no one, least of…

— David Riesman

“Appealing to our subconscious emotions rather than our conscious intellects, advertisements are designed to exploit the discontentments fostered by the American dream, the constant…

— Sonia Maasik

“in a world increasingly swayed by private wealth and personal brands.”

— Michael Wolff

“The modern mentality is the child of human pride puffed up by commercial advertising.”

— Nicolás Gómez Dávila

Advertising is far from impotent or harmless; it is not a mere mirror image. Its power is real, and on the brink of a…

— Eric Clark

Advertising is the very essence of democracy.

— Anton Chekhov

“I am saddened by the modern system of advertising. Whatever evidence it offers of enterprise, ingenuity, impudence, and resource in certain individuals, it proves…

— Joseph Conrad

“Unconscious consumerism preys on the uncentered. Once we lose touch with our center, we don’t know who we are anymore, and marketers fill the…

— Jeff Brown

Seducing ourselves, our own self-delusions, the things we think we want but we really don't. Advertising in America is when we are sold our…

— Iris Smyles

“And, in order to make us buy things we don’t need, advertisers have to make us believe that we need them. Desperately. So they…

— Francesca Martínez

It is so obvious that we are constantly monitored and manipulated both in advertising and in politics.

— Beppe Grillo

“Market forces, not political majorities, will compel societies to reconfigure themselves in ways that public opinion will neither comprehend nor welcome.”

— James Dale Davidson