"The best ideas come as jokes. Make your thinking as funny as possible."
-David Ogilvy
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"Advertising reflects the mores of society, but it does not influence them.“
-David Ogilvy
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"Our business is infested with idiots who try to impress by using pretentious jargon."
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"Good copy can't be written with tongue in cheek, written just for a living. You've got to believe in the product."
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