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I've done truth to power all my life. It's got me into trouble, but who cares?

~George Lois

Topics: All My Life Cares Done Got Life Me My Life Power Trouble Truth Who Who Cares

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In professional work - certainly in the arts and graphics - 99% of people have zero courage. They blow with the wind.

~George Lois

Topics: Arts Blow Certainly Courage Graphics People Professional Wind Work Zero

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Sometimes all the 'marketing' insight in the world can't move a client, but the creation of a truly great brand name can become a billion-dollar idea!

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Topics: Become Brand Client Creation Great Idea Insight Marketing Move Name Sometimes Truly World

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The computer has played a role in destroying creativity with the Photoshop. Everybody thinks they're a designer.

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Topics: Computer Creativity Designer Destroying Everybody Photoshop Played Role Thinks

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It's almost as if creativity is dead. The visual power of advertising was everywhere - now it's basically gone.

~George Lois

Topics: Advertising Almost Basically Creativity Dead Everywhere Gone Now Power Visual

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Look at the news stand, you know? I mean, it's a cacophony of famous people or people who want to be famous with blurbs all around it, and it's supposed to be, you know, that's supposed to be creativity in journalism. My God, it's unbelievable. It's shocking.

~George Lois

Topics: Around Creativity Famous Famous People God Journalism Know Look Mean News People Shocking Stand Supposed Unbelievable Want Who You

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There's no such thing as a cautious creative.

~George Lois

Topics: Cautious Creative Thing

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I'm sounding like an old fart talking about how bad advertising is today, but it's true. Advertising sucks. Guys like me and Bob Gage and certainly Bill Bernbach and two or three other guys, we exemplified and led the creative revolution.

~George Lois

Topics: About Advertising Bad Bill Bob Certainly Creative Fart Guys How Led Like Me Old Other Revolution Sucks Talking Three Today True Two

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I had a fistfight with every kid on my block. I got about fifteen broken noses to prove it. Part of it was also because I was always drawing, and I always had an artist portfolio with me. But I was a tough kid. I won their respect.

~George Lois

Topics: About Also Always Artist Because Block Broken Drawing Every Fifteen Got Had Kid Me Noses Part Portfolio Prove Respect Tough Won

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Doyle Dane Bernbach was a great, great agency when I got there. There was an arrogance that everyone had, but it was a closed club. I was a guy who worked a little differently. Edgier. More punch-in-the-mouth.

~George Lois

Topics: Agency Arrogance Closed Club Differently Everyone Got Great Guy Had Little More Who Worked

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Artist

Born: June 26th, 1931

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