George Foreman Quotes

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.

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.

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.'

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.

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

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.

Selling is a natural skill. It's developed as a child. You may know it as persuasion.

Great salespeople are relationship builders who provide value and help their customers win.

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 had a great time being a salesman because of the pitches that I gave when I was selling shoes. However, I don't think I'm as well versed in shoes as I am in comedy. Being a salesman was all about being a people person, and I enjoy being around people. I also love talking to people - which is why I think I did so well.

I wasn't a very good salesman.

I can sell anything. I'm very convincing.

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.

I am not a retailer - I have never run a store; I have never understood the full details of how you can make a consumer satisfied. To build a company, to do deals, to motivate people: this is what I am able to do.

The people that are running the bulk of the comic shops in North America aren't business people and they don't understand sales. They don't understand good product.

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

I'd say that, to be a good deal maker, you have to have 3 basic characteristics - timing, timing, and timing.

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.

Most of my career has been in sales. I spend 50% or more of my time with customers and employees, and I can't wait for it to be more than 50%.

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

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

I'm good at sales. I enjoy it.

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.

Salespeople are in the decision business. Their livelihood depends on the decisions of others.