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Ignorance is an evil weed, which dictators may cultivate among their dupes, but which no democracy can afford among its citizens.
William Beveridge
The object of government in peace and in war is not the glory of rulers or of races, but the happiness of common man.
William Beveridge
There is no such thing as a good or bad ad in isolation. What is good at one moment is bad at another. Research can trap you into the past.
William Bernbach
Our job is to sell our clients' merchandise... not ourselves. Our job is to kill the cleverness that makes us shine instead of the product. Our job is to simplify, to tear away the unrelated, to pluck out the weeds that are smothering the product message.
William Bernbach
In advertising not to be different is virtually suicidal.
William Bernbach
In communications, familiarity breeds apathy.
William Bernbach
Nobody counts the number of ads you run; they just remember the impression you make.
William Bernbach
It is insight into human nature that is the key to the communicator's skill. For whereas the writer is concerned with what he puts into his writings, the communicator is concerned with what the reader gets out of it. He therefore becomes a student of how people read or listen.
William Bernbach
Our job is to bring the dead facts to life.
William Bernbach
Word of mouth is the best medium of all.
William Bernbach