"Advertising is a racket, like the movies and the brokerage business. You cannot be honest
without admitting that its constructive contribution
to humanity is exactly minus zero."
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
A Quote for Wednesday
It's somewhat incredible that F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896-1940) recognized the following facts over seventy years ago-- and yet today, many people still tune in to the Super Bowl just to watch the ads:
"Advertising is a racket, like the movies and
the brokerage business. You cannot be honest
without admitting that its constructive contribution
to humanity is exactly minus zero."
"Advertising is a racket, like the movies and the brokerage business. You cannot be honest
without admitting that its constructive contribution
to humanity is exactly minus zero."
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