"Advertising is in essence simply a means of communication through mass media which is available to anyone who can pay for it. It is, in this sense, rather like electricity, which can be used to work a refrigerator or a dentist's drill."

“It's nice to be important, but it's also important to be nice. Never forget that.”

“I'm a big fan of human dynamics. Nothing fascinates me more than really interesting people and human dynamics.”

Source : Source: www.hitfix.com

“India, to some extent, courses through my blood. My father was brought up there, and my grandfather served there, and so on. We have a very strong family affinity for the place.”

“Don't you know what marriage means in this world? They are mergers and acquisitions disguised as marriages. In other words, the takeover syndromes.”

“We have this rising nation China. And one of the things we want to do is make sure that China's neighbors are actually bound to us, bound to the United States.”

“I educated myself, and it made me feel good. I went to museums. I read books. I did all the things, pretty much, that you would do in school. I would never want my kids to leave school, though, I'm really for education.”

Source : Interview with Interview Magazine, www.interviewmagazine.com. August 12, 2013.

“I'm a bad man. I need to understand the past. It illuminates the present.”

“APA is another evolution in my career; they have unique vision and share my goals for the future. I look forward to expanding our horizons together.”

Source : "Paul Oakenfold Leaves WME for APA (Exclusive)" by Shirley Halperin, www.hollywoodreporter.com. October 11, 2011.