There is a - deep down, underneath all the work I do, I think there's a laziness in me. Roger Ailes More Quotes by Roger Ailes More Quotes From Roger Ailes Truth is whatever people will believe. Roger Ailes truth-isbelievepeople Every other network has given all their shows to liberals. We are the balance. Roger Ailes balancegivenshows If you have a choice between qualifications and personal qualities when it comes to hiring people, go with personal qualities. You can teach them the job. Roger Ailes personal-qualitiesjobspeople Most of the media bullshit you about who they are. We don’t. We’re not programming to conservatives, we’re just not eliminating their point of view. Roger Ailes bullshitmediaviews You can get people the qualifications; But you can't teach them the qualities they're going to need. You can't teach integrity, a drive for excellence, refusal to quit under pressure. It's too late to build that into people you're going to hire. Roger Ailes excellenceintegritypeople They [NPR] 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 nprwingsattitude 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? Noncharismatic 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. Roger Ailes realmoving-forwardbelieve Don't back off on traditional values. It's important to show respect and tolerance for others, but they must show the same respect for your values. Tolerance is a two-way street. Roger Ailes valuestoleranceimportant You cover the bad news about America. You do. But you don't get up in the morning hating your country. And so, until somebody shows me lines at the border trying to get out, I think there's some good news. Roger Ailes hatemorningcountry 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. Roger Ailes basketballplaygolf Does Rupert like me? I think so, but it doesn't matter. When I go up to the magic room in the sky every three months, if my numbers are right, I get to live. If not, I'm killed. Our relationship isn't about love-it's about arithmetic. Survival means hitting your numbers. I've met or exceeded mine in 56 straight quarters. The reason is: I treat Rupert's money like it is mine. Roger Ailes skymeanthinking 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. Roger Ailes readinggivinginteresting I hired Sarah Palin because she was hot and got ratings. Roger Ailes palinratinghot 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. Roger Ailes rocksstrongthinking 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. Roger Ailes madmeanpeople Candidates rarely win battles with the media, and unless you really know what you're doing you should not tangle with them. The exception is when you know this is a search-and- destroy mission on the part of the media and your case is very strong, you are very articulate, you know what you're trying to accomplish - and you have no alternatives. Roger Ailes mediastrongwinning I love rich people. Any time I needed a job, I went to a rich person. I like poor people, but they never had a job for me. Roger Ailes richjobspeople You never pull the trigger until you know you can win. Roger Ailes you-can-wintriggerswinning If you're running because you want a job that's prestigious or because you have this vague knowledge that you're better than everybody else, you're easier to beat. Roger Ailes wantrunningjobs I think the worst decision is usually no decision. If you make the wrong decision you can usually course-correct, but if you don't make it, you've already made it, and it's usually the bad one. Roger Ailes decisionmadethinking
