#salesman

My father had the spirit and integrity of a scientist, but he was a salesman. I remember asking him the question "How can a man of integrity be a salesman?" He said to me, "Frankly, many salesmen in the business are not straightforward--they think it's a better way to sell. But I've tried being straightforward, and I find it has its advantages. In fact, I wouldn't do it any other way. If the customer thinks at all, he'll realize he has had some bad experience with another salesman, but hasn't had that kind of experience with you. So in the end, several customers will stay with you for a long time and appreciate it. ↗

— Richard P. Feynman

#humor-inspirational #integrity-in-science #integrity-of-a-salesman #integrity-of-a-scientist #life-inspirational

Miller didn't write Death of a Salesman. He released it. It was there inside him, waiting to be turned loose. That's the measure of its merit. ↗

— Elia Kazan

#him #inside #loose #measure #merit

I am a travelling salesman. I deal in ideas. ↗

— Martin Kippenberger

#deal #i #i am #ideas #salesman

We have a product for sale called news, and I'm a salesman. ↗

— Shepard Smith

#i #news #product #sale #salesman

As a salesman, it’s not enough to be able to sell a toilet to a man who’s got to pee. You’ve got to make him pay you for the privilege of pissing his pants. Don’t sell him a toilet. Don’t sell him pants. Sell him a privilege. ↗

— Jarod Kintz

#privilege #salesman #sell #funny

Advertising is salesmanship mass produced. No one would bother to use advertising if he could talk to all his prospects face-to-face. But he can't. ↗

— Morris Hite

#bother #could #face-to-face #his #mass

I'm my own salesman. I can't let anybody do anything for me. ↗

— Fred Durst

#anything #i #me #my own #own

Mitt Romney talks a lot about all the things he's fixed. I can tell you that Massachusetts wasn't one of them. He's a fine fellow and a great salesman, but as governor he was more interested in having the job than doing it. ↗

— Deval Patrick

#doing #fellow #fine #fixed #governor

When I became proficient as a salesman I was invited to teach new hires. ↗

— Zig Ziglar

#hires #i #invited #new #proficient

Being a salesman and an actor were not that dissimilar: It is a good lesson in covering up your feelings. No one wants to buy from someone who looks depressed. ↗

— Dougray Scott

#being #buy #covering #depressed #dissimilar