Brian Eno Quotes

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

I can sell anything. I'm very convincing.

My dad being a salesman taught me you can sell anybody anything if you've got the ability to believe.

Salesmanship is limitless. Our very living is selling. We are all salespeople.

Ninety percent of selling is conviction, and 10 per cent is persuasion.

At one point my dad called me and said, 'You have always been a great salesman. I think it's time you come home and sell swimming pools.'

I consider myself a good communicator and a good salesman.

I think sales is the most important skill set young people can learn. Understanding how to pitch an idea with confidence and secure a client are valuable skills that apply to every single aspect of business.

If you learn to sell, it's worth more than a degree. It's worth more than the heavyweight championship of the world. It's even more important than having a million dollars in the bank. Learn to sell, and you'll never starve.

It takes great salesmanship to convince a customer to buy something from you that isn't built or isn't finished.

I wasn't a very good salesman.

I know how to pitch.

I have to sell my idea, but they want it to be sold. I don't think I've ever done anything anyone's regretted.

Being a salesperson prepares you for just about everything in business: how to listen, empathize, and persuade; when to back off and when to step in; and, of course, how to close.

Sales are contingent upon the attitude of the salesman - not the attitude of the prospect.

We are all advertising, all of the time. If you want to sell your car, what do you do? You clean and polish it and make it the best you can. Some people bake bread when they are trying to sell their house because the smell adds a friendly feeling. Even the priest, with all his or her fervour, is advertising God. Everybody is selling.

I sold 'Time Life' books on the telephone. It's probably the only pure skill job I've ever had. When you're on and you're good, you get 'yes' after 'yes.' When you're slightly off, you get rejection after rejection. It was one of the greatest jobs I ever had. It was brutal.

I'm not much of a salesman. I prefer the soft sell and the honest approach.

We are all in the business of sales. Teachers sell students on learning, parents sell their children on making good grades and behaving, and traditional salesmen sell their products.

Selling cookies helped me to realize that you needed to have a certain way to communicate with people. You also needed business skills. You knew you needed to sell a certain amount of boxes, so that gave me some business sense.

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

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.'

Selling is helping people to do what they're already inclined to do.

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.

I'm good at sales. I enjoy it.