Leonardo DaVinci

“I have been impressed with the urgency of doing. Knowing is not enough, we must apply. Being willing is not enough, we must do.”

Robert W. Johnson

“Failure is our most important product.”

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Dexter

“Omlette du fromage.”

From Kenan & Kel

Chris Potter: So, Ned, is it? You were supposed to fill out the application before you came in here.
Ned: Are you telling me what to do?
Chris Potter: Telling? I wouldn’t say telling, suggesting maybe.
Ned: Because I don’t like people telling me what to do!

Ace Rothstein in Casino

“I think you’re way out of line talking to me like that.”

R. Buckminster Fuller

“Belief is when someone else does the thinking.”

Stewie Griffin

Waitress: Here you go, fella. From Flappy himself.
Stewie: I don’t care if they…
[Stewie is force-fed a bite of pancakes]
Stewie: Oh… oh these are delectable. Hey, Flappy. Good news. I’ve decided not to kill you.

Steven Spielberg

“Why pay a dollar for a bookmark? Why not use the dollar for a bookmark?”

Bruce Lee

“Styles tend to separate men because they have their own doctrines and then the doctrine became the gospel truth that you cannot change. But if you do not have a style, if you just say: Well, here I am as a human being, how can I express myself totally and completely? Now, that way you won’t create a style, because style is a crystallization. That way, it’s a process of continuing growth.”

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Meme London

“The answer is YouTube, MySpace, Second Life, Flickr and Consumer Generated Content. Now what’s the question?”

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Albion London

“We think that the best brands become part of culture, and achieving this means adding value, not creating pointless rubbish that gets in people’s way and only lasts five seconds.”

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Teller

“Magic is the theatrical linking of a cause with an effect that has no basis in physical reality, but that — in our hearts — ought to.”

Batman on Brands

“Is not who I am underneath, but what I do that defines me.”

Howard Gossage

“People look at what interests them and sometimes it’s your ad.”

Howard Gossage

“Our first duty is not to the old sales curve, it is to the audience.”

Arthur Schopenhauer (on insights)

“The task is not so much to see what no one yet has seen, but to think what no body yet has thought about that which everyone sees.”

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

“Don’t give me songs. Give me something to sing about.”

Stephen King

“I’m surprised (and dissappointed) that no-one had since (40 years ago) come up with a better idea than planning”

Sir Ken Robinson

“The problem is not that we’ve set the bar too high and failed but that we’ve set the bar too low and succeeded”