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I am often asked how I got into the business. I didn't. The business got into me.

— Leo Burnett

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Creative ideas flourish best in a shop which preserves some spirit of fun. Nobody is in business for fun, but that does not mean there cannot be fun in business.

Communications of an Advertising Man (1961)

When you reach for the stars, you may not get one, but you won't get a handful of mud either.

Fun without sell gets nowhere, but sell without fun tends to become obnoxious.

Communications of an Advertising Man (1961)

Friction makes sparks and sparks start creative conflagrations.

Make it simple. Make it memorable. Make it inviting to look at. Make it fun to read.

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