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If somebody says to you, 'MTV,' you think of Mick Jagger on a phone screaming at that phone: 'I want my MTV.' That, to me, was always the epitome of great advertising.

~George Lois

Topics: Advertising Always Epitome Great Jagger Me Mick Jagger Phone Says Screaming Somebody Think Want You Mtv

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From the time I was three or four years old, I drew all the time. Drew all the time, every second.

~George Lois

Topics: Drew Every Every Second Four Old Second Three Time Years

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The producers of 'Mad Men,' you know, think I hate their show, which is true.

~George Lois

Topics: Hate Know Mad Mad Men Men Producers Show Think True Which You

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A graphic designer, you know, who understands ideas and understands that ideas are what makes the world go round, could change the world with a magazine. If one talent could do it right now, and everybody would stop saying it's the death of magazines.

~George Lois

Topics: Change Change The World Could Death Designer Everybody Go Graphic Ideas Know Magazine Magazines Makes Now Right Round Saying Stop Talent Understands Who World Would You

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Nothing great can come of more than three people in a room. If you had 10 incredibly bright people, nothing would come out of it.

~George Lois

Topics: Bright Come Great Had Incredibly More Nothing Out People Room Than Three Would You

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If you work with convictions, people have got to listen to you.

~George Lois

Topics: Convictions Got Listen People Work You

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I look in the mirror, and I work with the brightest person I know.

~George Lois

Topics: Brightest Know Look Mirror Person Work

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If you're working, and you're not trying to be great, give up.

~George Lois

Topics: Give Great Trying Up Working You

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I talk to all the creative directors today, and they take me aside, and they say, 'You know, it must have been great back in those days when you could do anything you wanted.' I say, 'Huh? Excuse me?' I mean, we fought. In the '60s and '70s, you fought wars with clients, and you have to continue fighting wars to do great work.

~George Lois

Topics: Anything Aside Back Been Clients Continue Could Creative Days Directors Excuse Fighting Fought Great Great Work Know Me Mean Must Say Take Talk They Say Those Today Wanted Wars Work You

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All the people who run agencies, all the important people in agencies have taken communication courses, marketing courses, advertising courses, and courses basically teach advertising as a science, and advertising is so far from a science it isn't even funny. Advertising is an art.

~George Lois

Topics: Advertising Agencies Art Basically Communication Courses Even Far Funny Important Important People Marketing People Run Science Taken Teach Who

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Artist

Born: June 26th, 1931

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