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Develop your eccentricities while you are young. That way, when you get old, people won't think you're going gaga. ↗

— David Ogilvy

#eccentricities #gaga #get #going #old

Breaking records is not something you expect to be doing. That's like a sports thing, it's not usually a comedy and writing thing. ↗

— Louis C. K.

#comedy #doing #expect #like #records

Political advertising ought to be stopped. It's the only really dishonest kind of advertising that's left. It's totally dishonest. ↗

— David Ogilvy

#dishonest #kind #left #only #ought

The consumer isn't a moron; she is your wife. ↗

— David Ogilvy

#consumer #moron #she #wife #your

Many people - and I think I am one of them - are more productive when they've had a little to drink. I find if I drink two or three brandies, I'm far better able to write. ↗

— David Ogilvy

#am #better #drink #far #find

A good advertisement is one which sells the product without drawing attention to itself. ↗

— David Ogilvy

#attention #drawing #good #itself #product

Don't bunt. Aim out of the ball park. Aim for the company of immortals. ↗

— David Ogilvy

#ball #bunt #company #immortals #out

Hire people who are better than you are, then leave them to get on with it. Look for people who will aim for the remarkable, who will not settle for the routine. ↗

— David Ogilvy

#better #get #hire #leave #look

Does advertising corrupt editors? Yes it does, but fewer editors than you may suppose... the vast majority of editors are incorruptible. ↗

— David Ogilvy

#corrupt #does #editors #fewer #incorruptible

Every advertisement should be thought of as a contribution to the complex symbol which is the brand image. ↗

— David Ogilvy

#brand #complex #contribution #every #image