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Never write an advertisement which you wouldn't want your family t

Never write an advertisement which you wouldn’t want your family to read. You wouldn’t tell lies to your own wife. Don’t tell them to mine. – David Ogilvy

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The best ideas come as jokes. Make your thinking as funny as possible. – David Ogilvy

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In the modern world of business, it is useless to be a creative, original thinker unless you can also sell what you create. – David Ogilvy

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Our business is infested with idiots who try to impress by using pretentious jargon. – David Ogilvy

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