"The vice-president of an advertising agency is a bit of executive fungus that forms on a desk that has been exposed to conference."

-- Fred Allen

#Agency Quotes #President Quotes #Vices Quotes

“We can choose this moment of crisis to ask and answer the big questions of society's evolution â€” like, what do we want to be when we grow up?”
“The islands above the falls are covered with foliage as beautiful as can be seen anywhere. Viewed from the mass of rock which overhangs the fall, the scenery was the loveliest I had seen.”
“I look for people who have raw intelligence and a great work ethic and loyalty, and I can quickly identify people who have the right ingredients. But sometimes it is more difficult to get them to accept the fact that they can take on increasing responsibility. Oftentimes individuals will decide how far [they] go by how much work they're willing to put in and how quick they are to ask for help. Too many people have this deep-seated fear that if they ask for help, they will be thought less of.”
“When you are ill make haste to forgive your enemies, for you may recover.”
“It was like the Wizard of Oz had spoken, and what he said was too ludicrous to take seriously.”
“When you attack the enemy, your spirit must go to the extent of pulling the stakes out of a wall and using them as spears and halberds.”
“In Ixion music and party are our only beliefs. Darkness is our comfort. We have few rules but they are absolute. Your endocrine systems have been altered by changes to your hypothalamus. You no longer need to sleep or see sunlight.”
“Now I worry. If people ended up liking me, did I do the job wrong? So I decided they didn't end up liking me - they ended up being able to deal with me.”

Source : "It's curtains for Okrent". Interview with Steve Kettmann, www.theguardian.com. May 12, 2005.

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