The key to success is not purely who's the smartest, who's the best, but also who can say with conviction, "I deserve it." The entire concept is wrap…

- Donny Deutsch

Once you realize that there are no geniuses out there, you can think, "I can do that". One reason I've succeeded is that I have that naïve sense of e…

- Donny Deutsch

And here's what management is: motivating people and putting them in places where they can succeed.

- Donny Deutsch

A good ad is one simple idea, with humanity in it, that connects with consumers, that represents the value system of a company and then can connect i…

- Donny Deutsch

There are agencies who are good losers, places where losing is not only accepted, it becomes part of the culture, it is expected. That is debilitatin…

- Donny Deutsch

There are moments in business and in life when you have to say, "Failure is not an option."

- Donny Deutsch

If you can't embrace both failure or the possibility of failure, or the tremendous fear of failure, you can't be wildly successful. It's just an axio…

- Donny Deutsch

The passion, the competitiveness, the swinging for the fences, it adds up.

- Donny Deutsch

My philosophy is to always find the smartest people you can. Hire people smarter than you.

- Donny Deutsch