David Ogilvy Quotes

There are very few men of genius in advertising agencies. But we need all we can find. Almost without exception they are disagreeable. Don't destroy them. They lay golden eggs.

David Ogilvy

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

MenAdvertisingGeniusFindGolden

Our parents got divorced when I was 8 or 9.

Jennifer Todd

ParentsGotOurDivorced

I think you have to be yourself, and you have to be real and you have to admit what you don't know, and talk about what you do know, and talk about what you don't know as long as you say you don't know it.

Anderson Cooper

YourselfBe YourselfThinkLongYou

One unerring mark of the love of truth is not entertaining any proposition with greater assurance than the proofs it is built upon will warrant.

John Locke

LoveTruthTruth IsWillMarkThan

Life is short, so enjoy it to the fullest.

John Walters

LifeLife Is ShortShortEnjoy

I'm a fun dad, but I don't know if I'm the fun, crazy dad.

Steve Carell

FunCrazyKnowDad

Sure, science involves trial and error. Scientists refine theories each day. But as they do, they help us grasp more clearly the wonders of the world and the universe.

Tony Snow

ScienceDayWorldUniverseHelpUs

If I can stand up when I'm 80, I'll be happy to cruise around on a skateboard. If I feel like my skills are fading, I just won't do it publicly.

Tony Hawk

HappyBe HappyStand UpStandFeel

I have to be an optimist and say that it might get better.

Roger Moore

BetterSayOptimistGetMight

It's a great view from here. I'm having the time of my life.

Michael P. Anderson

LifeGreatTimeViewMy LifeHere

I learned just recently, in fact, that a lot of people who read do not form a visual image from what they're reading. They just don't. They follow the events and get the resonance with the language, but they have only a vague, general idea of what the characters look like.

Diana Gabaldon

PeopleReadingLanguageLookImage

If there's anything I can't stand, it's the cliche of the female handler who's always talking through the radio with your player, telling you where to go and what to do with a sexy voice. It's such a horrible, horrible cliche. You just get so tired of it. It's like, is this all she's ever going to be?

Chris Avellone

TiredVoiceSexyStandTalkingYou

I can't read a note. I have lots of discipline, but I can't sit still at any instrument.

Suzanne Farrell

DisciplineSitNoteStillInstrument

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