"Advertising reflects the mores of society, but it does not influence them." ― David Ogilvy Topic(s): Society More From David Ogilvy "Our business is infested with idiots who try to impress by using pretentious jargon." "The consumer isn’t a moron; she is your wife." "I do not regard advertising as entertainment or an art form, but as a medium of information." More In Society "There is so much potential out there in young people and they aren’t getting the right information or being encouraged in the right ways. This is our duty as a society."― Benjamin Carson "There can be no keener revelation of a society’s soul than the way in which it treats its children."― Nelson Mandela "I do earnestly wish to see the distinction of sex confounded in society, unless where love animates the behaviour."― Mary Wollstonecraft