Expensive, well-executed, and familiar ads convince the investors, as nothing in the black and white tables of assets and debits can, that the company is important and prosperous.

Sales may lead to advertising as much as advertising leads to sales.

Advertising generally works to reinforce consumer trends rather than to initiate them.

If there are signs that Americans bow to the gods of advertising, there are equally indications that people find the gods ridiculous. It is part of the popular culture that advertisements are silly.

It is very likely that many firms spend more on advertising than, for their own best interests, they should.

The story of journalism, on a day-to-day basis, is the story of the interaction of reporters and officials

Buy me and you will overcome the anxieties I have just reminded you of

American advertisers rely on 'essentially illogical' approaches to determine their advertising budgets.

Most criticism of advertising is written in ignorance of what actually happens inside these agencies.

If advertising is not an official or state art, it is nonetheless clearly art.

Chances are that neither the client nor the agency will ever know very much about what role the ad has played in sales or profits of the client, either short-term or long-term.

Opportunity may knock only once but temptation leans on the door bell

When magic through nerves and reason passes, Imagination, force, and passion will thunder. The portrait of the world is changed.

An image pops into my head of Gabriel Storm in my bed, his golden skin sheened with sweat while I ride him to paradise. Oh. My. God. Where did that come from? I’ve sworn to stay away from men.

Growing old is no more than a bad habit which a busy person has no time to form.

As you spend time in God's Word and understand his love, the Holy Spirit will create new desires within you to love and serve others like never before.

We goaltenders tend to be very proud bastards.

Since I stopped writing, I read more than ever. Other people's words, not my own - my words are gone.

Every job I took was really me getting paid to learn about a new industry.

There are two kinds of people in the world: Submissive and rebellious. The problem of the world is that majority is in the first category!

When I have a child, it will be probably become my whole life, so I don't want to have any regrets that I should have done more.