Roger Ailes
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Biography
Roger Eugene Ailes was an American television executive and media consultant. He was the chairman and CEO of Fox News, Fox Television Stations and 20th Television.
"I only understand friendship or scorched earth."
"People don’t want to be informed, they want to feel informed."
"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."
"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."
"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."
"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."
"All business is basically about customers and marketing and making money and capitalism and winning and promoting it and having something someone really wants."
"You just don't go out when you're over 55 years of age, have a colossal failure, and expect to find work in your field again."
"What I think works for Fox News is we have a very direct form of communication."
"I think that 'Fox & Friends' audience is going to increase. That franchise in the morning is very important to any television operation because they make money."
"I want clean water and clean air and conservation... that's not what extreme environmentalists are all about. For them, it is a religion. They believe in trees and animals, not God."
"Listen, we elected Warren G. Harding. Anybody has a chance."
"I'm a great believer in giving people a chance."