John Wanamaker

Half the money I spend on advertising is wasted; the trouble is, I don't know which half.

I know half the money I spend on advertising is wasted, but I can never find out which half.

It is very vulgar to talk about one's business. Only people like stockbrokers do that, and then merely at dinner parties.

Nothing comes merely by thinking about it.

Any seeming deception in a statement is costly, not only in the expense of the advertising but in the detrimental effect produced upon the customer, who believes she has been misled.

People who cannot find time for recreation are obliged sooner or later to find time for illness.

It's easy to work for somebody else; all you have to do is show up.