David Ogilvy Quotes

Ideas are the beginning of all achievement.

One of the secrets to success is ideas mixed with inspiration

You do projects with the hope they will be big and hope they will go beyond what you imagine.

Ideas are the beginning points of all fortunes.

We need people who dream impossible things, who maybe fail, sometimes succeed, but in any case who have that ambition.

I go to class every day with the future Facebook and Twitter and Google employees, the future innovators and entrepreneurs who might have the next big thing. Knowing that and seeing their success and work ethic makes you want to be successful. It impresses me every day. It humbles me, too.

I'm not just looking to be famous and attach myself to famous names. I want to make history in the business in terms of creativity.

There's so much in the world that has already been done, but there are plenty of things left for people who want to go get it.

...ultimately it come down to, are you making or are you destroying? If you try very hard to create ways of living, create dreams of what is possible, then you win. If you don't, you may make a fortune in ten years, but you're not going to be read in twenty years, and that's that.

Dream, diversify-and never miss an angle.

You'll never know how close you are to a million-dollar idea unless you're willing to listen.

One good idea is all you need to start a fortune.

Execution is the chariot of genius.

My message, especially to young people is to have courage to think differently, courage to invent, to travel the unexplored path, courage to discover the impossible and to conquer the problems and succeed. These are great qualities that they must work towards. This is my message to the young people.

The collective energy of everyone is what really made Business 2.0 exciting.

You have all the reason in the world to achieve your grandest dreams. Imagination plus innovation equals realization.

I'm trying to focus on original material. That is what I've had my luck with.

It's seen as dirty to be ambitious. What if U2 weren't ambitious? We wouldn't have that gift we have from them.

If you have ideas, you have the main asset you need, and there isn't any limit to what you can do with your business and your life. Ideas are any man's greatest asset.

A good idea is about ten percent and implementation and hard work, and luck is 90 percent.

We didn't know how to run a business, but we had dreams and talent.

The true success is the person who invented himself.

Wealth flows from energy and ideas.

I try to be somewhat wary of fame, but I'm not wary of success.

Successful people are the ones who think up things for the rest of the world to keep busy at.