David Ogilvy Quotes

Can advertising foist an inferior product on the consumer? Bitter experience has taught me that it cannot. On those rare occasions when I have advertised products which consumer tests have found inferior to other products in the same field, the results have been disastrous.

David Ogilvy

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

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I've always done just pretty much what I wanted to do. I mean, I just did a thing for a small press called 'Zeppelins West' that's nothing but an absolute, over-the-top farce, almost like an Abbott & Costello, alternate-universe Western.

Joe R. Lansdale

SmallDoneNothingMeanAlwaysWest

If you're an enthusiast and you love the world like I do, it comes naturally. But I think charity must become more fun to give, more interactive and imaginative.

Joanna Lumley

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In America, I can just be glamorous, which is lovely. People are happy and accepting of exactly what it is I do.

Jenny Packham

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Even when I was a hip-hop DJ I always kept it classy. The motto is always 'flashy but classy.' You've got to be original and stand out from the crowd and take some chances. But you've always got to keep it classy.

Mayer Hawthorne

MottoStandDJYouClassyHip-Hop

I say grace. I'm a big believer in grace. I happen to believe in a God that made all the food and so I'm pretty grateful for that and I thank him for that. But I'm also thankful for the people that put the food on the table.

Alton Brown

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If I have any lasting worth, it will be because I have tried to make people remember what the Earth is meant to look like.

Mary Oliver

PeopleRememberWorthLookEarth

One of the best things we can do for our country, for advancing our children, is to upgrade our child care system.

Lois Frankel

ChildrenBestChildCareCountry

I think more people need to make out.

Josh Homme

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I used to get letters saying, 'I didn't know black children and white children were the same.'

Dick Gregory

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My life hasn't always been a disaster, it's just that when it has, it's been a spectacular disaster.

Boy George

LifeMy LifeAlwaysDisasterBeen

I keep saying if I ever get a good amount of quiet time that I want to learn to play cello. It's a very warm instrument. The tone of the cello and the movement - I don't know what is; I love it so much.

Ali Shaheed Muhammad

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New Orleans cuisine is Creole rather than Cajun.

Poppy Z. Brite

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