It's the lack of ambition that cripples most people, and makes them so pedestrian in the advertising/creative business
David OgilvyTry and inject into every commercial you make a touch of singularity; a bird that will hook on to the consumers mind
David OgilvyHard work never killed a man. Men die of boredom, psychological conflict, and disease. They do not die of hard work.
David OgilvySupposing you've got an acute appendicitis. You've got to be operated on tonight. Would you like to have a surgeon who's read some books of anatomy and knows how to do that operation - or would you prefer to have a surgeon who refused to read all books about anatomy and relied on his own instinct?
David Ogilvy