Frank A. Clark

Frank A. Clark (1911–1991) was an American advertising executive and aphorist whose concise, motivational sayings became widely quoted in newspapers, speeches, and quotation collections. Working in the advertising industry, he developed a reputation for crafting memorable lines that distilled practical advice into a sentence or two. Clark is often credited with maxims such as, “If you can find a path with no obstacles, it probably doesn’t lead anywhere,” reflecting his emphasis on perseverance and purposeful effort. His work endures primarily through these aphorisms, which continue to circulate in popular culture and self-improvement writing. He died in 1991.