Shahid Khan Quotes

If you look at the very best presidents, the most effective presidents, they were always decent salespeople. Ronald Reagan was an extremely effective salesman, very tuned to the people he was selling to, very clear in what he was selling, very resilient and buoyant.

People who wish to go into the future should have two skills to succeed - the ability to deal with people and the ability to sell.

Ever since I was a kid, I've known I could talk to people.

I have a definite talent for convincing people to try something new. I am a good salesman. When I'm on form, I can sell anything.

I think I'm not a natural-born salesman, for sure, but If I have a product I really believe in, I can overcome some of the shyness and get through the things that aren't natural to me.

It may sound like showing off, but I am good in communications and in creating harmony.

That's what I need to work on - my charisma in front of people.

Salesmanship, too, is an art; the perfection of its technique requires study and practice.

I find a way to convince people to come along with me. They want to be persuaded. When I sit in a room with you I'm going to sell you something whether you want it or not. At the end you'll say: 'I'm glad I bought that.'

A really good uniformed cop has tremendous people skills, and they learn how to read people.

The name of the game is to talk to people. If you don't talk to people, you can't get started...You knock on twenty doors or so, and twenty guys tell you to go to hell, or that they haven't got time. But maybe at the fortieth or sixtieth house you find the one guy who is all you need. You're not going to organize everything; you're just going to get it started.

Negotiating is an art—it is a real art.

A huge amount of negotiations and diplomacy has nothing to do with bartering or arguing but is just trying to get everyone [doing the negotiating] on the same page. It takes yours, days, even weeks sometimes.

Knowing what to say, in the right way - at the perfect moment - can mean the difference between a world-class life and an average one.

People appreciate and follow the person who can persuade them properly. Make that person you.

Leaders don't change their positions mid-debate. They welcome scorn from the masses because it creates the opportunity for dialogue.

There's a right way to sell and a wrong way to sell.

God and my dad gave me the gift of gab. I know how to finagle.

I'm quite good at bringing people together.

We have to teach girls communication skills.

Knowing who I am as a player and working on my deficiencies, communication is something I try to pride myself on.

I didn't know how to get along with others. I didn't even know how to be in the same room with other people. Then, after a while, you learn.

To be in a room and have to explain your point of view is a huge skill in Hollywood.

I consider myself a good communicator and a good salesman.

It took me almost wanting to retire to realize that you need to ask for what you need. Everybody needs something different, but whatever it is you need, you need to ask for it and figure out how to get it.