#imitation

The only rules comedy can tolerate are those of taste, and the only limitations those of libel. ↗

— James Thurber

#libel #limitations #only #rules #taste

Originality is nothing but judicious imitation. The most original writers borrowed one from another. ↗

— Voltaire

#borrowed #imitation #judicious #most #nothing

It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation. ↗

— Herman Melville

#fail #imitation #originality #succeed #than

I like motivational books, because I like the go-getting American spirit - your destiny is in your own hands, life is what you make it, don't accept your limitations, jump before you're pushed, leap before you look. ↗

— Louise Mensch

#american #american spirit #because #before #books

When I became White House press secretary, there were other limitations that were thrust upon me. Bill Clinton was under pressure to appoint women to visible positions. I was 31, I'd never worked in Washington. Was I ready for this large and visible job? Still he wanted the credit. So he gave me the job but diminished the job. ↗

— Dee Dee Myers

#became #bill #bill clinton #clinton #credit

I believe that a contract, or at least an understanding, exists between the American public and the American advertiser concerning what advertising is, what its limitations are and what price people will pay for it. ↗

— John O'Toole

#advertising #american #american public #believe #between

Political commercials encourage the deceptive, the destructive and the degrading. ↗

— John O'Toole

#advertising #american #american public #believe #between

There is no way for the American economic system to function without advertising. There is no other way to communicate enough information about enough products to enough people with enough speed. ↗

— John O'Toole

#advertising #american #american public #believe #between

When executing advertising, it's best to think of yourself as an uninvited guest in the living room of a prospect who has the magical power to make you disappear instantly. ↗

— John O'Toole

#advertising #american #american public #believe #between

Yes, I sell people things they don't need. I can't, however, sell them something they don't want. Even with advertising. Even if I were of a mind to. ↗

— John O'Toole

#advertising #american #american public #believe #between