Great Throughts Treasury

This site is dedicated to the memory of Dr. Alan William Smolowe who gave birth to the creation of this database.

Leo Burnett

American Advertising Executive, Founder of Leo Burnett Advertising Agency and Chicago School of Advertising

"When you reach for the stars, you may not quite get one, but you won’t come up with a handful of mud either."

"Creative ideas flourish best in a shop which preserves some spirit of fun. Nobody is in business for fun, but that does not mean there cannot be fun in business. "

"Curiosity about life in all of its aspects, I think, is still the secret of great creative people. "

"I have learned to respect ideas, wherever they come from."

"Make it simple. Make it memorable. Make it inviting to look at. Make it fun to read. "

"The greatest thing to be achieved in advertising, in my opinion, is believability, and nothing is more believable than the product itself. "

"The sole purpose of business is service. The sole purpose of advertising is explaining the service which business renders."

"What helps people, helps business. "