David Ogilvy Quotes

If each of us hires people who are smaller than we are, we shall become a company of dwarfs. But if each of us hires people who are bigger than we are, we shall become a company of giants.

David Ogilvy

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: businessman
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: June 23, 1911 - July 21, 1999

Topics

PeopleBecomeCompanyGiantsBigger

When I was a kid, I never saw a puppet show. I never played with puppets or had any interest in them.

Jim Henson

NeverKidInterestShowSawPuppet

There's no wrong you can't make right again, so be kinder to yourself; you know, have fun, take chances. Those bounds.

Jewel

YourselfFunHave FunYouWrong

If you write for somebody that you know, then your job is so much easier.

Jessica St. Clair

JobYouKnowWriteYourEasier

We are truly one nation, under God, indivisible and that we must remain so in the face of any threat to ensure our country remains strong, united and free.

Michael Enzi

GodFreeFaceStrongCountryNation

Become that rare person where people know that your word is your bond and you're going to do exactly what you say you're going to do.

John W. Rogers, Jr.

PeopleBondYouPersonKnowBecome

Men should look at the world as if something is wrong when their voices predominate. They should feel it.

Meryl Streep

MenWorldFeelLookWrongSomething

One of poetry's great effects, through its emphasis upon feeling, association, music, and image - things we recognize and respond to even before we understand why - is to guide us toward the part of ourselves so deeply buried that it borders upon the collective.

Tracy K. Smith

MusicGreatPoetryFeelingWhy

I grew up during Watergate. I was enamored of the study of that.

Rod Lurie

StudyWatergateUpEnamoredGrew

I've always gravitated towards opera, and the Royal Opera House is quite possibly the greatest opera house on earth.

Rufus Wainwright

HouseEarthRoyalAlwaysOpera

And we made decisions on each of those matters which were ultimately upheld by the courts.

Lloyd Cutler

DecisionsMattersCourtsMadeThose

The living room is where we come to think, to slow down the world for a second.

Jason Winston George

WorldThinkSlowDownLivingRoom

I was 17, and all I wanted to do was to get away from England and the awful, boring boarding schools I'd been going to there. The last one was taught by monks, and I couldn't wait to get out.

Jared Harris

WaitBoringOutGoingLastGet

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