Quote by Joel Tillinghast

“The things said most confidently by advanced persons to crowded audiences are generally those opposite to the fact; it is actually our truisms that…

— G.K. Chesterton

“Publicity is just a foolish act done by wise people confidently, to fool the world.”

— Pratik Akkawar

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

“To paraphrase Surowiecki and Mackay, there can be a fine line between the Wisdom of Crowds and the Madness of Crowds.”

— Rich Jolly

“It is dangerous not to conform with people's image of us, because they do not readily retract their opinions.”

— Jean Cocteau

“The voice of the crowd will never lead the creator to step outside of the crowd's expectations. The crowd will always demand the expected…

— Michael Gungor

“How can you build credibility without grandstanding as you strive to stand apart from the crowd?”

— Susan C. Young

“Be careful of people who generalize to lure large crowds for ANY reason...”

— Garrett McCoy

The 'wisdom of the crowds' is the most ridiculous statement I've heard in my life. Crowds are dumb.

— Drew Curtis

“Not only does the media fail to challenge our preconceptions - instead reinforcing them as media outlets try to cater to smaller audiences -…

— Charles Seife

Increasingly, the picture of our society as rendered in our media is illusionary and delusionary: disfigured, unreal, out of touch with reality, disconnected from…

— Carl Bernstein

As society becomes more complex and opaque, as social processes seem more impersonal and autonomous, and as elites of 'experts' become more annoying, more…

— George Will