Quote#Desire
The man with the proper imagination is able to conceive of any…
Quote byWalter Dill Scott · 1869–1955
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Influencing men in business, 1911, p. 134.
English (original)
The man with the proper imagination is able to conceive of any commodity in such a way that it becomes an object of emotion to him and to those to whom he imparts his picture, and hence creates desire rather than a mere feeling of ought.
— Walter Dill Scott
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