Paul Arden Quotes

#1. The perosn who doesn't make mistakes is unlikely to make anything.

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#2. Religion is a light bulb, created by man to help him to see in the dark.

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#3. Too many people spend too much time trying to perfect something before they actually do it. Instead of waiting for perfection, run with what you go, and fix it along the way ...

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#4. I wish means: would it be nice if..
i want means: if i want it enough i will get it.

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#5. whatever you think, think the opposite

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#6. Having too many ideas is not always a good thing.

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#7. For a creative person starting out on a career, try not thinking about film or media or whatever. think about money.

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#8. High creativity is responding to situations without critical thought.' - John Cleese

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#9. It's not how good you are it's how good you want to be

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#10. If you can't solve a problem, it's because you're playing by the rules

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#11. The world is what YOU think of it, so think of it DIFFERENTLY and your life will change.

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#12. Your vision of where or who you want to be is the greatest asset you have. Without having a goal it's difficult to score.

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#13. It's never the next brief, it's ALWAYS THIS brief .

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#14. it's wrong to be right; it's right to be wrong.

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#15. Even a bad idea executed is better than a good idea undone.

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#16. I watch TV more than I used to, and the commercials don't impress me. The standard of execution is very high, but the standard of ideas is appalling.

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#17. How you perceive yourself is how others will see you.

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#18. Be your own worst critic.
When things go wrong it's tempting to shift the blame. Don't.
Accept responsibility. People will appreciate it, and you will find out what you're capable of.

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#19. Don't look for the next opportunity. The one you have in hand is the opportunity.

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#20. Be unfashionable. Take risks.

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#21. Most people are reasonable. That's why they only do reasonably well.

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#22. Everybody wants to be good, but not many are prepared to make the sacrifices it takes to be great. To many people, being nice in order to be liked is more important. There's equal merit in that, but you must not confuse being good with being liked.

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#23. Have you noticed that the cleverest people at school are often not the ones who succeed in life?

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#24. The more strikingly visual your presentation is, the more people will remember it. And more importantly, they will remember you.

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#25. Do not put cleverness in front of the communication.

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#26. Start taking bad decisions and it will take you to a place where others only dream of being.

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#27. We are always waiting for the perfect brief from the perfect client. It almost never happens [ ... ] Whatever is on your desk right now, that's the one. Make it the best you possibly can.

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#28. Knowledge comes from the past, so it's safe. It is also out of date. It's the opposite of originality ... Experience is the opposite of being creative.

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#29. It's better to regret what you have done than what you haven't.

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#30. The problem with hoarding is you end up living off your reserves. Eventually you will become stale. If you give away everything you have, you are left with nothing. This forces you to look, to be aware, to replenish. Somehow the more you give away the more comes back to you.

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#31. If you always make the right decision, the safe decision,
the one most people make, you will be the same as everyone else.

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#32. Great people have great egos; maybe that's what makes them great.

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#33. If you get stuck, draw with a different pen. Change your tools; it may free your thinking.

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#34. Don't be afraid of silly ideas.

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#35. I've now discovered that if you know what you want and try hard to achieve it, everyone else will try hard, too.

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#36. Instead of waiting for perfection, run with what you've got, and fix it as you go.

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#37. Do not seek praise. Seek criticism.

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#38. Even when we want to be timid and play it safe, we should pause for a moment to imagine what we might be missing.

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#39. There are rules in advertising, and those rules are self-imposed by the client companies because they don't want their products to be seen as dishonest.

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#40. When it can't be done, do it. If you don't do it, it doesn't exist.

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#41. You will become whoever you want to be.

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#42. Don't give a speech. Put on a show.

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#43. We try to make sensible decisions with the facts in front of us. The problem with sensible decisions is that so is everyone else.

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#44. Everything we do we choose. So what is there to regret? You are the person you chose to be.

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#45. Do not covet your ideas.

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#46. Advertising gets such a bashing from the world. At parties you are always asked, 'Aren't you just selling people things they don't want?'

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#47. Life's all about 'me' anyway

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#48. Nearly all rich and powerful people are not notably talented, educated, charming or good-looking. They become rich and powerful by wanting to be rich and powerful.

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#49. DO IT, THEN FIX IT AS YOU GO.

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