Top 100 Quotes by Jerry Della Femina

About Jerry Della Femina

These are some quotes by American author Jerry Della Femina Businessman, who was born in 1936.

In the '50s and '60s, a family's first child went into the priesthood, the second went into the military, and the third child was an idiot and wound up in advertising.

In the '50s and '60s, a family's first child went into the priesthood, the second went into the military, and the third child was an idiot and wound up in advertising.

Jerry Della Femina

My grandmother would start making her meat sauce at 7 in the morning on Sunday, and within five or six hours, that smell would be all through the house.

My grandmother would start making her meat sauce at 7 in the morning on Sunday, and within five or six hours, that smell would be all through the house.

Jerry Della Femina

I don't like to work for politicians because I hate to work on anything that you can't give back if it doesn't work. I sell products. I do a commercial for, say, Meow Mix, and you don't like it, you get your money back. You can return it. Politicians, you can't return. You're with them for four more years. And that's scary.

Jerry Della Femina

With all my outside activities, I have to remind people I am really in advertising.

With all my outside activities, I have to remind people I am really in advertising.

Jerry Della Femina

Whether you're a mafia guy or in advertising, you always end up going back to your family.

Whether you're a mafia guy or in advertising, you always end up going back to your family.

Jerry Della Femina

You can't be impatient about growth, because that's what leads people to make mistakes.

You can't be impatient about growth, because that's what leads people to make mistakes.

Jerry Della Femina

Did I grow up thinking I'd ever be paged at the Beverly Hills Hotel? Did I ever think I'd make so much money writing ads? No.

Did I grow up thinking I'd ever be paged at the Beverly Hills Hotel? Did I ever think I'd make so much money writing ads? No.

Jerry Della Femina

It is now possible to target adverts to the right person at the right time in the right place. But that is not enough.

It is now possible to target adverts to the right person at the right time in the right place. But that is not enough.

Jerry Della Femina

I've seen very few Hispanics and blacks who have been able to work their way into the advertising end of business.

I've seen very few Hispanics and blacks who have been able to work their way into the advertising end of business.

Jerry Della Femina

There is a great deal of advertising that is much better than the product. When that happens, all that the good advertising will do is put you out of business faster.

There is a great deal of advertising that is much better than the product. When that happens, all that the good advertising will do is put you out of business faster.

Jerry Della Femina

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