Paul Arden Quotes

If you can't solve a problem, it's because you're playing by the rules

The world is what YOU think of it, so think of it DIFFERENTLY and your life will change.

If you always make the right decision, the safe decision, the one most people make, you will be the same as everyone else.

Do not seek praise. Seek criticism.

It's better to regret what you have done than what you haven't.

Your vision of where or who you want to be is the greatest asset you have. Without having a goal it’s difficult to score.

Be unfashionable. Take risks.

When it can't be done, do it. If you don't do it, it doesn't exist.

Don't look for the next opportunity, the one you have in hand is the opportunity.

Even a bad idea executed is better than a good idea undone.

The more strikingly visual your presentation is, the more people will remember it. And more importantly, they will remember you.

Be your own worst critic. When things go wrong it's tempting to shift the blame. Don't. Accept responsibility. People will appreciate it, and you will find out what you're capable of.

The perosn who doesn't make mistakes is unlikely to make anything.

Everybody wants to be good, but not many are prepared to make the sacrifices it takes to be great.

Everything we do we choose. So what is there to regret? You are the person you chose to be.

Don't be afraid of silly ideas.

It's not how good you are, it's how good you want to be.

Nearly all rich and powerful people are not notably talented, educated, charming or good-looking. They become rich and powerful by wanting to be rich and powerful.

Most people are reasonable. That's why they only do reasonably well.

Start taking bad decisions and it will take you to a place where others only dream of being.

Instead of waiting for perfection, run with what you've got, and fix it as you go.

Great people have great egos; maybe that's what makes them great.

Too many people spend too much time trying to perfect something before they actually do it. Instead of waiting for perfection, run with what you go, and fix it along the way.

having too many ideas is not always a good thing.

We are always waiting for the perfect brief from the perfect client. It almost never happens [...] Whatever is on your desk right now, that's the one. Make it the best you possibly can.

Don't give a speech. Put on a show.

Risks are a measure of people. People who won't take them are trying to preserve what they have. People who do take them often end up having more.

Have you noticed that the cleverest people at school are often not the ones who succeed in life?

Without having a goal it's difficult to score.

It's never the next brief, it's ALWAYS THIS brief .

i wish means: would it be nice if.. i want means: if i want it enough i will get it.

Do not covet your ideas.

How you perceive yourself is how others will see you.

Advertising gets such a bashing from the world. At parties you are always asked, 'Aren't you just selling people things they don't want?

Religion is a light bulb, created by man to help him to see in the dark.

Even when we want to be timid and play it safe, we should pause for a moment to imagine what we might be missing.

I watch TV more than I used to, and the commercials don't impress me. The standard of execution is very high, but the standard of ideas is appalling.

You will become whoever you want to be.

Do not put cleverness in front of the communication.

Life's all about 'me' anyway

There are rules in advertising, and those rules are self-imposed by the client companies because they don't want their products to be seen as dishonest.

it's wrong to be right; it's right to be wrong.

Knowledge comes from the past, so it's safe. It is also out of date. It's the opposite of originality... Experience is the opposite of being creative.

If you always make the right decision, the safe decision, the one most people make, you will be the same as everyone else.

Talent helps, but it won't take you as far as ambition.

Do not covet your ideas. Give away everything you know and more will come back to you.

Don't look for the next opportunity. The one you have in hand is the opportunity.

Nearly all rich an powerful people are not notably talented, educated, charming or good-looking. They become rich and powerful by wanting to be rich and powerful.

High creativity is responding to situations without critical thought.' - John Cleese

If you think you're unable to be on the cover of Time magazine, make your business to be there.