I have always believed that writing advertisements is the second most profitable form of writing. The first, of course, is read more

I have always believed that writing advertisements is the second most profitable form of writing. The first, of course, is ransom notes...

The caterpillar does all the work but the butterfly gets all the publicity

The caterpillar does all the work but the butterfly gets all the publicity

Hark, the Herald Tribune sings, Advertising wondrous things!

Hark, the Herald Tribune sings, Advertising wondrous things!

I have raced against the clock since I went into advertising at the age of eighteen.

I have raced against the clock since I went into advertising at the age of eighteen.

Advertising is the art of convincing people to spend money they don't have for something they don't need.

Advertising is the art of convincing people to spend money they don't have for something they don't need.

Advertisements contain the only truths to be relied on in a newspaper.

Advertisements contain the only truths to be relied on in a newspaper.

Possessions, outward success, publicity, luxury - to me these have always been contemptible. I believe that a simple and unassuming read more

Possessions, outward success, publicity, luxury - to me these have always been contemptible. I believe that a simple and unassuming manner of life is best for every one, best both for the body and the mind.

Advertising is 85% confusion and 15% commission.

Advertising is 85% confusion and 15% commission.

This nation has dehumanized its adversaries
calling them Huns, wops, gooks, Japs.

This nation has dehumanized its adversaries
calling them Huns, wops, gooks, Japs.