Roger Ailes quotes

They are, of course, Nazis. They have a kind of Nazi attitude. They are the left wing of Nazism. These guys don't want any other point of view. They don't even feel guilty using tax dollars to spout their propaganda. They are basically Air America with government funding to keep them alive. (Roger Ailes)

I often tell my clients they should do at least 30 percent of all their reading outside their own field. This will give them perspective and knowledge that will make them more interesting.

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To determine whether or not you have the ingredients to be charismatic, answer the following questions: What are your real feelings about who you are? What do you believe in? Do you have goals or a mission in life? Do you project optimism? Do others turn to you for leadership? Non-charismatic people spend their lives auditioning for others and hoping they'll be accepted. Charismatic people don't doubt their ability to add value to a situation, so they move forward with their mission.

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You never pull the trigger until you know you can win.

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My doctor told me that I'm old, fat, and ugly, but none of those things is going to kill me immediately.

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Everybody fears the unknown. But I have a strong feeling there's something bigger than us. I don't think all this exists because some rocks happened to collide. I'm at peace. When it comes, I'll be fine, calm. I'll miss life, though. Especially my family.

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People don't want to be informed, they want to feel informed.

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Audiences are shifting. Platforms are shifting. Ages are shifting. It's better to be in charge of change than to have to react to change.

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If somebody wants to book Alec Baldwin on one of our shows, and he wants to come on and talk to our people and say what he wants, I don't care. We would question him on his choice of words.

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I grew up in the era when Dan Rather hated Richard Nixon. He was a newsman, but you knew what his opinion was.

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Growing up in Ohio and just being kind of an average guy from flyover country - my dad was a factory guy - I try to put things on a screen that reflect reality. I don't mind if people want to argue with that, or think that's crazy. (Roger Ailes)

I look for something unique, and I look for people who haven't reached their potential. I think I'm pretty good at developing talent.

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I only understand friendship or scorched earth.

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I quit politics because I hated it.

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CNN International, Al-Jazeera and BBC are the same in how they report mostly that America is wrong and bad.

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I hired Sarah Palin because she was hot and got ratings.

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Obama's the one who never worked a day in his life. He never earned a penny that wasn't public money. How many fund-raisers does he attend every week? How often does he play basketball and golf? I wish I had that kind of time.

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I can't stand cruel people. And if I see people doing something mean to somebody else just to make themselves feel important, it really gets me mad.

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I have a soft spot for Joe Biden. I like him. But he's dumb as an ashtray.

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I don't have any focus groups on talent and programming. If I need five people in a mall to be paid $40 to tell me how to do my job, I shouldn't do my job.

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There is a - deep down, underneath all the work I do, I think there's a laziness in me. (Roger Ailes)

I want to see her legs. [..] I want the viewers to see their legs. I want people to watch Fox News even if the sound is turned down.

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