Commerce is of trivial import; love, faith, truth of character, the aspiration of man, these are sacred.

Commerce is of trivial import; love, faith, truth of character, the aspiration of man, these are sacred.

What prudent merchant will hazard his fortunes in any new branch of commerce when he knows not that his plans read more

What prudent merchant will hazard his fortunes in any new branch of commerce when he knows not that his plans may be rendered unlawful before they can be executed?

In the old days villains had moustaches and kicked the dog. Audiences are smarter today. They don't want their villain read more

In the old days villains had moustaches and kicked the dog. Audiences are smarter today. They don't want their villain to be thrown at them with green limelight on his face. They want an ordinary human being with failings.

Only for the phony is commercialism-the bending of creativity to common utility-a naughty word. To the truly creative, it is read more

Only for the phony is commercialism-the bending of creativity to common utility-a naughty word. To the truly creative, it is a bridge to the great audience, a means of sharing rather than debasing.

I've always been the breadwinner and men don't like that. They turn on you. They bite the hand that feeds read more

I've always been the breadwinner and men don't like that. They turn on you. They bite the hand that feeds them. Eventually, too, they become very jealous of the love one has with an audience.

If commerce is the engine of our economy, then advertising is the spark. Responsible advertisers are the drivers who keep read more

If commerce is the engine of our economy, then advertising is the spark. Responsible advertisers are the drivers who keep us on the right track, leading to a richer, more benevolent society.

For me, commerce is of trivial import; love, faith, truth of character, the aspiration of man, these are sacred; nor read more

For me, commerce is of trivial import; love, faith, truth of character, the aspiration of man, these are sacred; nor can I detach one duty, like you, from all other duties, and concentrate my forces mechanically on the payment of moneys

An audience is never wrong. An individual member of it may be an imbecile, but a thousand imbeciles together in read more

An audience is never wrong. An individual member of it may be an imbecile, but a thousand imbeciles together in the dark - that is critical genius.

If there are twelve clowns in a ring, you can jump in the middle and start reciting Shakespeare, but to read more

If there are twelve clowns in a ring, you can jump in the middle and start reciting Shakespeare, but to the audience, you'll just be the thirteenth clown