The first, a quote from Voltaire, is contemptuous: “Anything too stupid to be spoken,” he asserted, “is sung.” The second, an adage from the advertis… - Robert B. Cialdini

Anything too stupid to be spoken,” he asserted, “is sung.

civilization advances by extending the number of operations we can perform without thinking about them.

A job candidate might say, “I am not experienced in this field, but I am a very fast learner.” An information systems salesperson might state, “Our set-up costs are not the lowest; however, you’ll recoup them quickly due to our superior efficiencies.

The obligation to receive reduces our ability to choose whom we wish to be indebted to and puts that power in the hands of others.