Advertising Quote by George Santayana

Advertising is the modern substitute for argument, its function is to make the worse appear the better article. A confused competition of all propagandas…

— George Santayana

Advertising degrades the people it appeals to; it deprives them of their will to choose.

— Anonymous

Advertising ... is a parasitic activity; it forces goods for which there is no real need or demand on a foolish or even a…

— Ann Bridge

The point of advertising is to destroy markets.

— Noam Chomsky

Advertising tries to stimulate our sensuous desires, converting luxuries into necessities, but it only intensifies man's inner misery. The business world is bent on…

— Fulton J. Sheen

Advertising justifies its existence when used in the public interest-it is much too powerful a tool to use solely for commercial purposes.

— Howard Gossage

What you say in advertising is more important than how you say it.

— David Ogilvy

Advertising is a valuable economic factor because it is the cheapest way of selling goods, particularly if the goods are worthless.

— Sinclair Lewis

Advertising is the art of persuasion.

— William Bernbach

Advertising is a non-moral force, like electricity, which not only illuminates but electrocutes. Its worth to civilization depends upon how it is used.

— J Walter Thompson

Advertising is the art of convincing people to spend money they don't have for something they don't need.

— Will Rogers

Advertising is, actually, a simple phenomenon in terms of economics. It is merely a substitute for a personal sales force - an extension, if…

— Rosser Reeves