116 Quotes by Jerry Della Femina


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    The establishment can't change. It can't give people anything different; it can't make the turn.

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    People who are visiting Long Island find it's very beautiful, and they are quick to try Long Island foods, wines and other products.

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    In my world - advertising - the Super Bowl is judgment day. If politicians have Election Day and Hollywood has the Oscars, advertising has the Super Bowl.

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    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.

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    I think it's good to have switched to a much more visual world and that people are not all that interested in words.

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    I came from a poor family in Coney Island. I learned to write by reading the 'Post.' This was my education.

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    There's still a place for someone to come up with a strong headline, some copy in a commercial that's well written. I'm not saying it was better in the old days; it's just a totally different way of communicating.

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