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Whether or not you liked George W. Bush, there was no doubt about what position he was going to take, and that's what endeared him to a significant segment of American society.
Frank Luntz
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Frank Luntz
Age: 62
Born: 1962
Born: February 23
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It applies even more to politicians because they are living, breathing embodiments of the language that they use. And it's why how you start the conversation, and how you end it, matters so much.
Frank Luntz
When I wrote Win, it only took about eight months, but eight months of sheer pain and suffering because every phrase that's in there - and there are about 130 specific linguistic recommendations - I had to test every one to make sure that it worked.
Frank Luntz
The second most important attribute of winners, after understanding the human dimension, is knowing what questions to ask, the rhetorical nature.
Frank Luntz
The public wants to know why or why not. They don't want to know how you're going to do it.
Frank Luntz
Most voters would rather have their purse or wallet stolen than be audited by the IRS.
Frank Luntz
The perfect opening is the word imagine, because imagine allows you to communicate in the eyes and the vision of the listener rather than yours. And the best illustration of that is 1984. Room 101 in 1984 - everyone's read it, and we all have our own imagination of what that looks like.
Frank Luntz
It's all emotion. But there's nothing wrong with emotion. When we are in love, we are not rational we are emotional. When we are on vacation, we are not rational we are emotional.
Frank Luntz
Bill Clinton was effective because he had that personal relationship, that this was a guy who had tremendous curiosity, which is another one of the key attributes. And he had the ability - his mind was - his mind and his heart were very well-connected. And so he genuinely empathized.
Frank Luntz
The best advertising and the best communication when it comes to business is that which makes you smile, that which makes you think, that which makes you ponder.
Frank Luntz
This book [ Win] is based on the interviews with three dozen Fortune 400 - or Forbes 400, the richest people, and a couple dozen of the top CEOs.I wanted to know what language they use to be successful, and I wanted to know the attributes that could then be applied to the average individual.
Frank Luntz
Richard Nixon's career certainly ended in failure but someone who won an election with 60 percent of the vote, won 49 out of 50 states, that makes his -up to that point - incredibly successful. The idea of winning 49 states, incredible.
Frank Luntz
There are about 50 or 60 recommendations [in Win] for how to communicate, not just the words themselves. All of them had to be tested. And in this short amount of time, it's just very time-consuming and very stressful to ensure that you get it right.
Frank Luntz
There are certain aspects, and there are - there are 15 attributes of winners and winning slogans. Which side are you on sounds divisive, that you're on one side or the other, at a time when we actually want universality. We want unanimity.
Frank Luntz
I don't understand why people whose entire lives or their corporate success depends on communication, and yet they are led on occasion by CEOs who cannot talk their way out of a paper bag and don't care to.
Frank Luntz
The visual is important. Let's get to work says let's get it done, and that's what they want.
Frank Luntz
The Tucson speech [of Barack Obama] was brilliant, and I'm so angry at Republicans for jumping on him because you have to give credit. Part of being successful is to give credit to people who you may not disagree with when they do well.
Frank Luntz
With all due respect to UPS - it's a fine company - nobody cares about logistics. They care about that package arriving at their home, at their office, when it is supposed to and in the condition it's supposed to. FedEx is a much better communicator than UPS.
Frank Luntz
People want to be inspired. They want to aspire to something. ... You can have the best product, the best service, the best argument in a debate. But without the effective words you still lose. In the end you need good principles and good language if you are to succeed.
Frank Luntz
I have seen how effective language attached to policies that are mainstream and delivered by people who are passionate and effective can change the course of history.
Frank Luntz
Writing a book is the most difficult, anxiety-prone aspect of my life because the words that I put on paper are very serious to me.
Frank Luntz
