Jay Chiat Quotes

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• In the '20s they were telling us wed all have our own private plane and take vacations to the moon.
• Taking risks gives me energy.
• It's very fascinating, it's very addictive, and it's incredibly challenging. You're never satisfied. It's kind of like advertising. You're never satisfied
• Charlie Rose is the ultimate ad.
• It's hard to build a brand, competitively, and tell people what you do as well.
• I can't say the advertising model is obsolete yet but it doesn't make a lot of sense in the long range.
• The intellectual architecture means focusing on doing great work instead of focusing on agency politics.
• Our technology is very scalable. Our software can accommodate enormous numbers of clients. It's a marvelous opportunity. We'll keep developing products.
• The team architecture means setting up an organization that helps people produce that great work in teams.
• We don't have titles on our business cards. No one really gets any special treatment. No one gets a corner office to put pictures of…
• Technology is the fashion of the '90s. It affects everyone, and everyone is interested in it - either from fear of being left behind or…
• But I think technology advertising will have to stop addressing how products are made and concentrate more on what a product will do for the…
• Advertising ought to work by telling you what it is you want to tell, you should understand what you want us to do, what you…
• Outside of advertising, the person who's influenced me most is quite possibly Frank Gehry.
• You start losing a client the moment you get it.
• How big can we get before we get bad?
• My real talent was for losing clients.
• I'm uncomfortable when I'm comfortable. I have to start something new-in the agency or in my personal life-every two years or so. Taking risks gives…
• If you can't be bothered to work on Saturday, don't bother to come in on Sunday.
• Fire has impacted every part of our lives - without fire, there would be no shopping, right? - that's how the Internet will intrude on…

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