Drayton Bird quotes

“Understand the power of asking.”
-- Drayton Bird

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“Your brand image is primarily an emotional construct. Emotion is probably always more powerful in swaying people than reason, but people like to be able to rationalize their choices.”
-- Drayton Bird

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“Most copywriters are like engines. They take a while to warm up to get to the point.”
-- Drayton Bird

“People only buy when they're ready to buy. Not when you're ready to sell”
-- Drayton Bird

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“Kindly remember that the obvious is always overlooked.”
-- Drayton Bird

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“Men fear to lose as much as they hope to gain.”
-- Drayton Bird

Source : Drayton Bird (2007). “Commonsense Direct and Digital Marketing”, p.372, Kogan Page Publishers

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“The whole problem can be stated quite simply by asking "Is there a meaning to music?" My answer would be, "Yes", And "Can you state in so many words what the meaning is?" My answer to that would be "No."”

Source : What to Listen for in Music (1939) ch. 2

“People say, like, 'Are you a regular person?' 'Well, I'm not a robot, if that's what you're asking, I really am a person.”

“I joined another circle and the leader gave us a little leaflet in very small print, asking us to read it carefully and then come prepared to ask questions. It was a technical Marxist subject and I did not understand it nor did I know what questions to ask.”

“I've had journalists asking me, 'What do we call you - is it handicapped, are you disabled, physically challenged?' I said, 'Well hopefully you could just call me Aimee. But if you have to describe it, I'm a bilateral below-the-knee amputee.'”

“I'm asking you in your sermons to do the work of the Lord here on earth. I ask for your help in getting that message out urgently tomorrow.”

“One kind of good book should leave you asking: how did the author know that about me?”

“I found I wasn't asking good enough questions because I assumed I knew something.”

“I love going out and it is a bit sad when the photographers stop asking you for your picture.”

Source : "Meet La Belle Anglaise" By Anna Pursglove, Evening Standard, December 15, 2000.

“I operate with this sense of needing to live up to what I am asking of people. I am, by far, my own worst critic.”

“Can I cut off your head?" "Are you asking for my permission?”