Occupation: Art Director Birth: June 26, 1931
Only with absolute fearlessness can we slay the dragons of mediocrity that invade our gardens..
Advertising, an art, is constantly besieged and compromised by logicians and technocrats, the scientists of our profession who wildly miss the main p….
The business world worships mediocrity. Officially we revere free enterprise, initiative and individuality. Unofficially we fear it..
Creativity can solve almost any problem. The creative act, the defeat of habit by originality, overcomes everything..
If you think people are dumb, you'll spend a lifetime doing dumb work..
Never, ever, work for bad people.
Working hard and doing doing great work is as imperative as breathing. Creating great work warms the heart and enriches the soul. Those of us lucky e….
You can be cautious or you can be creative, but there’s no such thing as a Cautious Creative..
Advertising is poison gas. It should bring tears to your eyes, unhinge your nervous system and knock you out..
Nothing comes from nothing. You must continuously feed the inner beast that sparks and inspires..
If a man does not work passionately - even furiously - at being the best in the world at what he does, he fails his talent, his destiny, and his God..
Follow your bliss. That which you love you must spend your life doing, as passionately and as perfectly as your heart, mind and instincts allow. The ….
The accurate measure of a human being is what he or she actually gets done..
To create great work, here's how you must spend your time: 1% Inspiration 9% Perspiration 90% Justification.
The more creative you are the more trouble you're in. You have to be courageous!.
Most people work at keeping their job, rather than doing a good job. If you're the former, you're leading a meaningless life. If you're the latter, k….
Onwards and upwards, and never give your failures a second thought..
Nothing great can come of more than three people in a room..
Follow your bliss. That which you love you must spend your life doing, as passionately and as perfectly as your heart, mind and instincts allow..
I am in the poison gas business. Advertising should make you choke, make your eyes water, make you feel sick..
Only mediocre ideas can be tested..